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flaky

or flak·ey

[ fley-kee ]

adjective

, flak·i·er, flak·i·est.
  1. of or like flakes.
  2. lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.
  3. Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy:

    a flaky math professor.



flaky

/ ˈfleɪkɪ /

adjective

  1. like or made of flakes
  2. tending to peel off or break easily into flakes
  3. slang.
    Alsoflakey eccentric; crazy


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Derived Forms

  • ˈflakiness, noun
  • ˈflakily, adverb

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Other Words From

  • flaki·ly adverb
  • flaki·ness noun
  • non·flaki·ly adverb
  • non·flaki·ly·ness noun
  • non·flaky adjective
  • un·flaky adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flaky1

First recorded in 1570–80; 1965–70 flaky fordef 3; flake 1 + -y 1; sense of flaky def 3 probably flake 4 + -y 1, though influenced by flake 1

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Example Sentences

If you have dry, flaky skin beneath the beard, this cleanser will help make your face happy.

You can also add the spent pods to a jar filled with sugar to get vanilla-flavored sugar, and do the same with a flaky finishing salt such as Maldon.

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He has developed a recipe that results in biscuits whose interiors are more cake-y than flaky.

There are many, many problems where the physics is sort of flaky.

Season with lots of extra orange zest, juice, olive oil, flaky salt and mint.

It is the “glue that holds often flaky single malts together,” as Broom puts it.

Overnight, she was transformed from a Republican with a solid professional reputation into another flaky PC whiner.

Its flaky and slightly burned crust was reminiscent of crème brulee.

The phyllo cooks until golden, crisp, and flaky, and the cheesy spinach filling is addictive, to say the least.

And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.

She had forced herself to eat most of her soup, and now she was picking the flaky bits of a court bouillon with her fork.

The residue in the dish consisted of undecomposed tar and an olive-green flaky substance.

His biscuits came to the table hot and flaky, his bacon was done to a turn.

This flaky part is as white as snow, and is the only eatable part of the fruit.

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