flaky Definition
flaky (flāk′ē)
adjective flak′i·er, flak′i·est
- containing or made up of flakes
- breaking easily into flakes
- ☆ Slang very eccentric, erratic, irrational, etc.
flaky Related Forms
flak′i·ly adverb
flak′i·ness noun
flaky Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- pastry: Cover with flaky pastry, leaving a hole in the center.
- scalp: It's also great for flaky, itchy scalp.
- skin: Simply rub any flaky skin gently from the surface.
- texture: The salmon is juicy but firm with a flaky texture, enabling it to be used in a number of ways.
- patch: Often this causes red, flaky, crusty patches covered with silvery scales, which are shed easily.
- paint: Step 2. The Brush Off Using your wire brushes, remove as much of the flaky paint as you possibly can.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: Got sick of my DSL modem... My DSL modem has always been somewhat flaky.
- rather: Well, that was at least partially true: Keynote hasn't crashed since, but iDVD still seems rather flaky.
- too: It all just seemed to weird, too flaky.
- little: In fact, in robotic terms, Hengie was growing a little flaky.
- very: The low unemployment Ace refers to is being sustained by this very flaky marginal demand.
- pretty: Conclusion: Bluetooth under Linux ( or at least KDE ) is pretty flaky.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near flaky
- ‹ flake
- ‹ flak jacket
- ‹ flak
- ‹ flair
- ‹ flail
- ‹ Flaherty
- ‹ flagstone
- ‹ flagstick
- ‹ flagstaff
- ‹ Flagstad
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- flamboyant ›
- flame ›
- flame cell ›
- flame stitch ›
- flame tree ›
- Flame War ›
- flamen ›

