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freakishly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English freak Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch 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.

Meanings

1. In a freakish manner.
   • Nicolas Cage’s performance in the freakishly great 1989 cult classic Vampire’s Kiss transcends language and exposes the limitations of human vocabulary, entering a space sometimes rationalised with the defeatist turn of phrase: “there are no words”. 2022 August 23, Luke Buckmaster, “Vampire’s Kiss: Nicolas Cage is unforgettable in this freakishly great cult classic”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • "Certainly not freakishly small and certainly not enormous," Horwell said. "Not one of these witnesses can be relied upon." 2014 March 26, Richard Horwell QC, quotee, “Max Clifford's penis 'neither freakishly small nor enormous', lawyer tells court”, in The Guardian, sourced from Press Association, →ISSN:
   • “King Homer” follows the story of King Kong closely, with Mr. Burns taking the freakishly over-sized King Homer from his native Africa, where he lives proud as a simian god, to the United States, where he is an initially impressive but ultimately rather limited Broadway attraction. 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

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Deriveds

unfreakishly