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freakishness

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freak·ish  (frksh)
adj.
1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange: freakish weather; a freakish combination of styles.
2. Relating to or being a freak: a freakish extra toe.
3. Capricious or whimsical.
freakish·ly adv.
freakish·ness n.
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Noun1.freakishness - marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormalfreakishness - marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
abnormality
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
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Whether moved only by her ordinary freakishness, or because an evil spirit prompted her, she put up her small forefinger and touched the scarlet letter.
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