flaky
1Flaky — Flak y, a. 1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. [1913 Webster] What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires! Watts. [1913 Webster] A flaky weight of winter s purest snows.… …
2flaky — (adj.) 1570s, from FLAKE (Cf. flake) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning eccentric, crazy first recorded 1959, said to be American English baseball slang, but probably from earlier druggie slang flake cocaine (1920s). Flake eccentric person is a 1968 back… …
3flaky — [adj] eccentric birdy*, crazy, goofy*, half cracked, haywire, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, screwy, unconventional, wacky; concepts 547,564 …
4flaky — ► ADJECTIVE (flakier, flakiest) 1) breaking or separating easily into flakes. 2) N. Amer. informal crazy or eccentric. DERIVATIVES flakiness noun …
5flaky — [flāk′ē] adj. flakier, flakiest 1. containing or made up of flakes 2. breaking easily into flakes ☆ 3. Slang very eccentric, erratic, irrational, etc. flakily adv. flakiness n …
6flaky — [“fleki] 1. mod. unreliable. □ She’s too flaky to hold the job. □ He’s a flaky dude. □ I’m getting so flaky. Must be old age. 2. mod. habituated to the use of cocaine. (Drugs.) □ …
7flaky — flak|y [ˈfleıki] adj 1.) tending to break into small thin pieces ▪ flaky pastry ▪ flaky skin 2.) informal especially AmE a flaky person is slightly strange or often forgets things ▪ Carrie s pretty flaky but she s fun to be with. >flakiness n… …
8flaky — [[t]fle͟ɪki[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is flaky breaks easily into small thin pieces or tends to come off in small thin pieces. ...a small patch of red, flaky skin. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an idea, argument, or person… …
9flaky — UK [ˈfleɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms flaky : adjective flaky comparative flakier superlative flakiest 1) a) breaking easily into small flat pieces flaky chocolate b) breaking off a surface in small flat pieces flaky paintwork/skin 2) informal… …
10flaky — I. adjective also flakey (flakier; est) Date: 1580 1. consisting of flakes < flaky snow > 2. tending to flake < a flaky crust > • flakiness noun II …
