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freakishly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a freakish manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

unpredictably

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the weather has been freakishly variable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capriciously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English freak Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English freakish Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English freakishly From freakish + -ly.