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Freakish vs Oddball - What's the difference?

freakish | oddball | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between freakish and oddball

is that freakish is resembling a freak while oddball is exotic, not mainstream, such as an oddball word or an oddball computer program.

As a noun oddball is

an eccentric or unusual person.

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

    oddball

    English

    (wikipedia oddball)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An eccentric or unusual person.
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    • See also

    * weirdo * queer fish

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Exotic, not mainstream, such as an oddball word or an oddball computer program.
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