freaky

adjective \ ˈfrē-kē \

|Updated on: 23 Jun 2018

Examples: freaky in a Sentence

Definition of freaky

freakier; freakiest

: freakish

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freakiness

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Examples of freaky in a Sentence

That book was kind of freaky.
a freaky kid wearing a weird hat

Recent Examples of freaky from the Web

Your vision is blurry or otherwise changing in a freaky way.

— korin miller, SELF, "This Is When to See a Doctor About Eye Pain ASAP," 19 June 2018
By allowing its actors to really dig into their reactions, rather than using quick cuts and jump scares, Hereditary enables the very warped and freaky scenario in the film to feel grounded (and even more scary).

— jacob oller, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Hereditary' Flips Steven Spielberg's Trademark Shot," 10 June 2018
Parasites in general are a disturbing thought, but for some reason tapeworms are especially freaky.

— maria masters, Health.com, "Every Question You Were Afraid to Ask About Tapeworms, Answered," 24 May 2018
The freaky British thriller Beast opens on a troubled young woman pretending to enjoy a party, and doing a poor job of it.

— gary thompson, Philly.com, "No beauty, just 'Beast' in this creepy British thriller," 16 May 2018
There have been the freaky peekaboo-toe shoes seen at Y/Project and even the return of the thong heel that gave us a splayed, unapologetic toe cleavage moment.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "Plastic Shoes Are Trending—But Are They Bad for Your Health?," 15 May 2018
Last: 73 Stats: 5.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.1 BPG The less-freakier Greek barely made a blip on the radar at Dayton this season, but his physical tools and motor have the NBA intrigued as a prospect who could certainly warrant a flier.

— jeremy woo, SI.com, "2018 NBA Draft Big Board 7.0: Top 100 Prospects," 24 Apr. 2018
And yes, The Shining is indeed a scary, freaky film...that’s a lot better than a movie quoting it so directly.

— josh spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Ready Player One' Forgot to Create Something New," 31 Mar. 2018
If this narrow time frame sounds like a freaky fad diet, don’t worry—Peterson says that a 10-hour window, like 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., is very doable and still works.

— jacqueline andriakos, Health.com, "How to Lose Weight on the 5:2 Diet," 19 Mar. 2018

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