Freakier

/ˈfrikiər/ adjective

Definition

Comparative form of 'freaky'; more strange, wild, or unconventional than something else.

Etymology

From 'freaky' (formed from 'freak' plus '-y', appearing in English from the 1960s onward) with the comparative suffix '-er' (Old English '-ra'). The word 'freaky' itself is relatively modern slang.

Kelly Says

Slang from the 1960s counterculture, 'freaky' spread so fast that within decades people were already comparing degrees of freakiness—showing how new slang terms follow the same grammar rules as centuries-old words.

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