flaky Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective made of or resembling flakes
flakey.
- flaky soap
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adjective satellite made of or easily forming flakes
flakey.
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adjective satellite conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
gonzo; freakish; eccentric; outre; outlandish; bizarre; freaky; off-the-wall; flakey.
- restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
- famed for his eccentric spelling
- a freakish combination of styles
- his off-the-wall antics
- the outlandish clothes of teenagers
- outre and affected stage antics
WordNet
Flak"y adjective
Definitions
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. 2. (of persons) = prone to strange behavior; (of actions) odd or unconventional = offbeat, whacky What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires! Watts.
A flaky weight of winter's purest snows. Wordsworth.
