freakishly

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of freakishly Even Cyrus’ freakishly long nails and eerie voice are derivative of other horror movie boogeymen, but without their grasp of the uncannily malevolent. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The New Jersey Devils’ pipeline is highlighted by the massive, freakishly athletic Anton Silayev on the blue line. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Tonight, the New York Knicks won their first NBA title in 53 years over Victor Wembanyama, the most freakishly-gifted basketball player maybe ever. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 June 2026 Shot mostly in the Canary Islands with the region’s searing, glaring Tropic-of-Cancer-adjacent light, freakishly black, volcanic soil and groovy mid-century-modernist buildings, the film suggests a future where the worst climactic disasters have been avoided. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026 Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems. — Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 Boston and Oklahoma City played high-level D and were freakishly athletic. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching. — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 The Frankenstein actor looked freakishly handsome in a custom tuxedo and vest, cotton poplin shirt, bow tie from Bottega Veneta. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakishly
  1. unusually
  2. extraordinarily
  3. abnormally
  4. uncommonly
  5. singularly
  6. extremely
  7. incredibly
  8. exceptionally
Adverb
  • Bred and owned by German breeder Julius-Peter Sinnack, United’s parents come from an unusually close family line.
    — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His writing is unusually rife with proper nouns—Buddy, Sarah, Evie, Genevieve, Billy, Joey, Miss B.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • Printed, copied, and circulated among an extraordinarily literate population, the Constitution executed a covenant and allowed, too, for the exertion of power over vast distances.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Digital movements can become extraordinarily powerful when online mobilization connects with a genuine and widespread social grievance.
    — Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • Recent rains in many areas of Maryland have brought temporary relief from dry conditions, but most of us are still abnormally dry or in a drought that began about two years ago.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And while ocean temperatures along the coast will remain warmer than average through the coming months — fueling more abnormally hot and humid days — the overall atmospheric pattern will help cool things down.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of abnormally
Adverb
  • This uncommonly thoughtful Jason Statham vehicle is based on a real 1971 heist.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some have already noted the uncommonly high demand for PV5 campers and alluded to early plans to bring the PV7 into the fold.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • The New York Democrat is singularly focused on winning back control of the House.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The desire to see Russia as singularly the product of its steppe heritage ends up distorting and simplifying this history.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Deposition systems add extremely thin layers of material onto a silicon wafer.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This part — two brothers who respect each others’ artistic gifts (most of the time) but cannot stand each other personally — is not universal but incredibly specific.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • Sony Headphones Labor Day Deal Weighing in at just 192 grams, the Sony WH-CH720N brings flagship-level noise canceling tech to an exceptionally comfortable design.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s El Niño is forecast to be exceptionally intense, possibly record-breaking.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceptionally

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