Freakish
adjective
Ugly or unnatural due to being vastly different from the norm.
Her freakish behavior worried her parents.
Often appears as...
- freakish behavior
- freakish appearance
adjective
Highly unusual or extreme in nature.
He demonstrated a freakish level of intelligence at a young age.
Often appears as...
- freakish strength
- freakish speed
adjective
Produced or occurring unexpectedly or without explanation.
A freakish accident occurred on the highway today.
Often appears as...
- freakish accident
- freakish incident
adjective
Ugly or unnatural due to being vastly different from the norm.
Her freakish behavior worried her parents.
Often appears as...
- freakish behavior
- freakish appearance
adjective
Highly unusual or extreme in nature.
He demonstrated a freakish level of intelligence at a young age.
Often appears as...
- freakish strength
- freakish speed
adjective
Produced or occurring unexpectedly or without explanation.
A freakish accident occurred on the highway today.
Often appears as...
- freakish accident
- freakish incident
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often implies something is disturbing or disconcerting, not just unusual.
The movie's freakish monsters had the children covering their eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Critical Tone
Can be used to criticize or express disapproval of something that stands out.
His freakish outfit at the formal dinner drew scornful looks.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Insensitivity
Be careful not to offend when describing people, it can be insensitive.
Referring to someone's natural features as 'freakish' can be hurtful.
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Boyd Varty: What I...
he knows that between him and I there is a crocodile, and I can tell you this man doesn't slow down for one second. He comes straight into the channel. He wades in to above his waist. He gets to me. He grabs me. I'm still in a vulnerable position. He picks me and puts me on his shoulder. This is the other thing about Solly, he's freakishly strong.
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Your elusive creative...
another four decades of work left in me and it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book right I should just put it bluntly cuz we're all sort of friends here now it's exceedingly
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Sloths! The strange life...
sloths don't also waste time maintaining a constant warm body temperature. Energy from the sun is free, so they bask in the sun like lizards and wear an unusually thick coat for the tropics to keep that heat in. Sloths have a freakishly low metabolism. And we think that this might be one of the reasons
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The genius of...
When eka-aluminum is isolated, you'll see it's a solid metal at room temperature. It's shiny, it conducts heat really well, it can be flattened into a sheet, stretched into a wire, but its melting point is low. Like, freakishly low. Oh, and a cubic centimeter of it will weigh six grams.
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The Secret Culture of...
agitated they might not come near me so i'm i'm trying to think of anything i'm thinking of home i'm thinking of you know a big cheeseburger i'm thinking of anything that's gonna calm me down orcas are freakishly smart they're actually members of the dolphin family
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Your elusive creative...
I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right?
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Mena Trott: How blogs...
And because I wanted to impress you all with slides, since I saw the great presentations yesterday with graphs, I made a graph that moves, and I talk about the makeup of me. So, besides this freakish thing, this is my science slide.
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to china's hangzhou bay to witness a freakish site an annual tidal wave under the late summer's full moon the
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Annual Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to China's Hangzhou Bay to witness a freakish sight an annual tidal wave under the late
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to China's Hangzhou Bay to witness a freakish site an annual tidal wave under the late
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Boyd Varty: What I...
he knows that between him and I there is a crocodile, and I can tell you this man doesn't slow down for one second. He comes straight into the channel. He wades in to above his waist. He gets to me. He grabs me. I'm still in a vulnerable position. He picks me and puts me on his shoulder. This is the other thing about Solly, he's freakishly strong.
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Your elusive creative...
another four decades of work left in me and it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book right I should just put it bluntly cuz we're all sort of friends here now it's exceedingly
Video examples
Sloths! The strange life...
sloths don't also waste time maintaining a constant warm body temperature. Energy from the sun is free, so they bask in the sun like lizards and wear an unusually thick coat for the tropics to keep that heat in. Sloths have a freakishly low metabolism. And we think that this might be one of the reasons
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The genius of...
When eka-aluminum is isolated, you'll see it's a solid metal at room temperature. It's shiny, it conducts heat really well, it can be flattened into a sheet, stretched into a wire, but its melting point is low. Like, freakishly low. Oh, and a cubic centimeter of it will weigh six grams.
Video examples
The Secret Culture of...
agitated they might not come near me so i'm i'm trying to think of anything i'm thinking of home i'm thinking of you know a big cheeseburger i'm thinking of anything that's gonna calm me down orcas are freakishly smart they're actually members of the dolphin family
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Your elusive creative...
I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right?
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Mena Trott: How blogs...
And because I wanted to impress you all with slides, since I saw the great presentations yesterday with graphs, I made a graph that moves, and I talk about the makeup of me. So, besides this freakish thing, this is my science slide.
Video examples
Tidal Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to china's hangzhou bay to witness a freakish site an annual tidal wave under the late summer's full moon the
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Annual Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to China's Hangzhou Bay to witness a freakish sight an annual tidal wave under the late
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Tidal Wave PIPE National...
once a year thousands come to China's Hangzhou Bay to witness a freakish site an annual tidal wave under the late
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
Which is - you know, like check it out, I'm pretty young, I'm only about 40 years old. I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right?
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Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
I love my children, but I don't really want to talk about them. I'm not that much of a freakish middle-aged mother, I'm just very lucky, and there isn't much more to say. I'd like not to be constantly expected to be a spokesman for things that are part of the natural rhythm of a woman's life.
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Emma Watson
British Actress
People don't really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there's no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish.
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Harold Acton
English Historian
The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.
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Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
My dog is vicious to the uninvited guest, lavishly affectionate to the invited one, and so freakishly acute that he has mastered the English language.
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Ben Saunders
British Explorer
I'm not particularly gifted; I'm not genetically freakish in any sense; I'm absolutely average.
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Jamie Bamber
English Actor
I'm freakishly competitive, so I set a date to achieve a certain weight or fitness.
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Kara Swisher
American Journalist
I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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Elana Meyers
American Athlete
I'm freakishly good at squatting.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
Which is - you know, like check it out, I'm pretty young, I'm only about 40 years old. I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right?
Quote examples
Mariella Frostrup
British Journalist
I love my children, but I don't really want to talk about them. I'm not that much of a freakish middle-aged mother, I'm just very lucky, and there isn't much more to say. I'd like not to be constantly expected to be a spokesman for things that are part of the natural rhythm of a woman's life.
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Emma Watson
British Actress
People don't really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there's no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish.
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Harold Acton
English Historian
The biographies and autobiographies are on the whole more impressive than the fiction of the last two decades, but the freakish best sellers among them are least likely to withstand the test of time.
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Jeremy Lin
American Athlete
I just think in order for someone to understand my game, they have to watch me more than once, because I'm not going to do anything that's extra flashy or freakishly athletic.
Quote examples
Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
My dog is vicious to the uninvited guest, lavishly affectionate to the invited one, and so freakishly acute that he has mastered the English language.
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Ben Saunders
British Explorer
I'm not particularly gifted; I'm not genetically freakish in any sense; I'm absolutely average.
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Jamie Bamber
English Actor
I'm freakishly competitive, so I set a date to achieve a certain weight or fitness.
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Kara Swisher
American Journalist
I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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Elana Meyers
American Athlete
I'm freakishly good at squatting.
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