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Freakishness   Listen
noun
freakishness  n.  Marked strangeness or abnormality.
Synonyms: abnormality.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Freakishness" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the linnaea's autumnal blossoms, though its normal flowering time is in June. Even this steady-going, unimpressible citizen of the world, it appears, has its one bit of freakishness. In these bright, summery September days, when the trees put on their glory, this lowliest member of the honeysuckle family feels a stirring within to make itself beautiful; and being an evergreen (instead of a summer-green), and therefore incapable ...
— The Foot-path Way • Bradford Torrey

... "All freakishness [7] of mind is checked; 45 He tamed, who foolishly aspires; While to the measure of his might [8] Each fashions ...
— The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. II. • William Wordsworth

... of the freakishness of chance, which had seen fit to make me the solitary companion of a woman, of whose existence I knew nothing a few hours before. She had accepted me as her escort on account of the name I bore, and leaned on my arm with quiet confidence. In spite of ...
— The Confession of a Child of The Century • Alfred de Musset

... said it with a hesitation that did not escape the acuteness of the child. Whether moved only by her ordinary freakishness, or because an evil spirit prompted her, she put up her small forefinger, and ...
— The Scarlet Letter • Nathaniel Hawthorne

... inventor was not to have it all his own way. With a freakishness equal to that with which it had ceased to explode the dead cylinder came to life again, and the RED STREAK shot ahead. Once more Andy's boat had the lead of a length and the finish of the race was close at hand. The squint-eyed lad turned and shouted: "I told you ...
— Tom Swift and his Motor-boat - or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa • Victor Appleton

... need "all manner of Irish," and a relapse into irresponsible freakishness, try "The Demi-Gods," by James Stephens. It is a better book than one deserves ...
— The Haunted Bookshop • Christopher Morley



Words linked to "Freakishness" :   abnormality, unfamiliarity, strangeness, freakish



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