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freak·y

(frē′kē)

adj. freak·i·er, freak·i·est

1. Strange or unusual; freakish.

2. Slang Frightening.

freak′i·ly adv.

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freaky

(ˈfriːkɪ)

adj, freakier or freakiest

1. slang strange; unconventional; bizarre

2. another word for freakish

ˈfreakily adv

ˈfreakiness n

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freak•y

(ˈfri ki)

adj. freak•i•er, freak•i•est.

1. freakish.

2. weird; strange.

[1815–25]

freak′i•ly, adv.

freak′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	freaky - strange and somewhat frightening; "the whole experience was really freaky" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	2.	freaky - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" bizarre, eccentric, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre, flakey, flaky, freakish unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

freaky

adjective weird, odd, wild, strange, crazy, bizarre, abnormal, queer, rum (Brit. slang), unconventional, far-out (slang), freakish This guy bore a really freaky resemblance to Jones.

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freaky

adjective

Resembling a freak:

freakish, grotesque, monstrous.

Translations

bizzarro comico stravagante

freaky

[ˈfriːkɪ] ADJ → raro, estrafalario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

freaky

[ˈfriːki] adj (= weird) → zarbi

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

freaky

adj (+er) (inf) → durchgeknallt (sl)

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