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freaky

adj
/ˈfɹiː.ki/

Etymology

From freak + -y.

  1. derived from *frekaz✻
  2. derived from *frek✻
  3. derived from frec — “desirous, greedy, eager, bold, daring”
  4. derived from frek — “insolent, daring”
  5. inherited from frīcian — “to leap, dance”
  6. inherited from friken
  7. suffixed as freaky — “freak + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a freak.

  2. Odd

    Odd; bizarre; unusual.

    • I've heard the props and costumes in this play are quite freaky.

  3. Scary

    Scary; frightening.

    • Have you met the freaky new guy who moved in next door?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Sexually deviant.

      • The things she asked me to do were too freaky for me.
      • GCN was prevented from covering the hearing by a police officer outside the building, who said that he would not allow representatives of "freaky" press inside.

The neighborhood

Derived

freakily, freakiness, freaky-deaky, get freaky, unfreaky

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for freaky. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA