单词 | freaky |
释义 | freaky (once / 37762 pages) adj Something freaky is so weird that it's almost scary. If you have a freaky dream, you might wake with a frightened gasp. Very strange looking animals are freaky, and creepy stories told at night around a campfire are best when they're a little freaky. An uncanny coincidence is freaky, and so are many Halloween costumes. The adjective is an informal way to say "bizarre" or "peculiar." It comes from freak, but the ultimate origin is unknown — although freak originally meant "a very sudden turn of mind." WORD FAMILYfreaky: freakier, freakiest, freakily USAGE EXAMPLESFunk, with its freaky fusion of partying and protest, was closer to the rock youth counterculture. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) As the lines between real life and game-play begin to blur, the resulting phantasmagoria is effectively freaky, with impressive gore effects. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) How did he earn the nickname “Freaky”? What type of pet does he have? Seattle Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1adj strange and somewhat frightening the whole experience was really freaky Syn strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 2adj conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual Syn bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre unconventional not conventional or conformist |
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