Freakish vs Fickle - What's the difference?

Freakish is a related term of fickle.

As adjectives the difference between freakish and fickle

is that freakish is resembling a freak while fickle is quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

As a verb fickle is

to deceive; flatter.

freakish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

resembling a freak

strange, unusual, abnormal or bizarre

* 2013 , Phil McNulty, " Man City 4-1 Man Utd", BBC Sport , 22 September 2013:

This was arguably a more emphatic win than that Old Trafford thrashing, without the freakish element and simply the result of City's vast superiority in all areas.

capricious or unpredictable

Derived terms

* freakishly

fickle

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fikil, fikil, from (etyl) {{term, ficol, , fickle, cunning, tricky , deceitful, lang=ang}}, equivalent to . More at (l).

Adjective

(en-adj)

Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

(figurative) changeable

* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]

To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.

Derived terms

* (l) * (l)

Etymology 2

From (etyl) fikelen, from .

Verb

(fickl)

To deceive; flatter.

To puzzle; perplex; nonplus.