freaky
part of speech
adjective (freaky, freakier, freakiest)
meaning for a pupil
1) (informal) Freaky means strange and a bit scary or weird: «a freaky noise». tree →
2) (informal) Freaky can mean very unusual and surprising: «a freaky coincidence». tree →
3) (adult slang) a word grown-ups use; not for school. tree →
sense in the lessons
Common in children's and teen talk, films and spooky stories: freaky houses, freaky masks, freaky dreams. «Freaky Friday» is a famous film about a mother and daughter swapping bodies. Phrases: «that's freaky», «a freaky coincidence».
examples
- That old house is really freaky at night. tree →
- It's freaky that we both have the same birthday. tree →
- The mask in the shop window looked freaky. tree →
- I had a freaky dream about talking cats. tree →
- There was a freaky noise in the attic. tree →
- The weather has been freaky this week. tree →
note
Informal; in formal writing use «strange», «eerie» or «unusual». Related: freak (noun; informal verb «freak out» = panic or get very upset).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «freaky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.