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fluky

[ floo-kee ]
/ ˈflu ki /
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adjective, fluk·i·er, fluk·i·est.

obtained by chance rather than skill.
uncertain, as a wind.

RELATED WORDS

accidental, casual, chancy, coincidental, contingent, fortuitous, incalculable, incidental, lucky, odd, uncertain, variable

Nearby words

  1. fluidized bed,
  2. fluidly,
  3. fluidrachm,
  4. fluke,
  5. flukey,
  6. flumadiddle,
  7. flume,
  8. flummery,
  9. flummox,
  10. flump

Origin of fluky

First recorded in 1865–70; fluke2 + -y1
Related formsfluk·i·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for fluky

  • I went to school in the Murray Ranges, and carried salt to fluky sheep.

    A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts

  • He survived an over from de Freece, and hit a fast change bowler who had been put on at the other end for a couple of fluky fours.

    Mike|P. G. Wodehouse

  • We got under way soon after breakfast, but the wind was fluky and we drifted rather than sailed.

    A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides
British Dictionary definitions for fluky

fluky

flukey

/ (ˈfluːkɪ) /

adjective flukier or flukiest informal

done or gained by an accident, esp a lucky one
variable; uncertainfluky weather
Derived Formsflukiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for fluky

fluky

adj.

1867, from fluke (n.2) + -y (2).

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