flaky
or flak·ey
of or like flakes.
lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.
Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy: a flaky math professor.
Origin of flaky
1Other words from flaky
- 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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How to use flaky in a sentence
A heavy purplish vapor in the crucible condensed on the walls into black, flakey crystals.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellThese should be light and flakey if made according to directions.
The willows are smothered, all save the tops where the snow-flakey ptarmigan find food and shelter.
The Big Otter | R.M. BallantyneIt was dark in colour and flakey—such an ash as is only made by a Trichinopoly.
A Study In Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for flaky
/ (ˈfleɪkɪ) /
like or made of flakes
tending to peel off or break easily into flakes
Also: flakey US slang eccentric; crazy
Derived forms of flaky
- flakily, adverb
- flakiness, noun
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