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flaky
[ fley-kee ]
adjective
- of or like flakes.
- lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.
- Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy:
a flaky math professor.
flaky
/ ˈڱɪɪ /
adjective
- like or made of flakes
- tending to peel off or break easily into flakes
- slang.Alsoflakey eccentric; crazy
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ쾱Ա, noun
- ˈڱ쾱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ڱi· adverb
- ڱi·Ա noun
- non·ڱi· adverb
- non·ڱi··ness noun
- ԴDz·ڱy adjective
- ܲ·ڱy adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flaky1
Example Sentences
The 00 flour absorbs the butter and buttermilk just right, giving the biscuit delicate, flaky layers without the chew that can sometimes weigh them down.
It has gone from being a flaky lark to a somewhat essential part of many a promotional tour.
As he attempted to build a young team with sell-on value in the future while remaining competitive in the present, his team was callow, inconsistent and flaky.
They leave out that Jim is also selfish, close-minded and flaky: a conversational tyrant who controls the volume of every chat.
“There are many different types of pie crust,” Baldwin explained, “but the most classic ones use a cut-in fat technique, which gives you a tender, flaky crust.”
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