Flaky
11flaky — flak|y [ fleıki ] adjective 1. ) breaking easily into small flat pieces: flaky chocolate a ) breaking off a surface in small flat pieces: flaky paintwork/skin 2. ) INFORMAL crazy …
12flaky — 1) flakey adj American eccentric, crazy, unstable and irresponsi ble. This Americanism was given wider currency when President Ronald Reagan referred to Colonel Gaddafi as flaky in January 1986; the word had to be trans lated in the press for… …
13flaky — adjective 1 tending to break into small thin pieces: rich, flaky pastry 2 informal especially AmE slightly crazy: Carrie s pretty flaky but she s fun to be with. flakiness noun (U) …
14flaky — /ˈfleɪki/ (say flaykee) adjective (flakier, flakiest) 1. of or like flakes (flake1). 2. lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers. 3. Colloquial strange; bizarre; unconventional. 4. Colloquial lacking real value or worth; lightweight: *she would… …
15flaky — flakily, adv. flakiness, n. /flay kee/, adj., flakier, flakiest. 1. of or like flakes. 2. lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers. 3. Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy: a flaky math professor. Also, flakey. [1570 80; 1965 70 for def. 3; FLAKE …
16flaky — adjective /fleɪkiː/ a) Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection. b) Working only on an intermittent basis;… …
17flaky — adj. Flaky is used with these nouns: ↑biscuit, ↑crust, ↑pastry, ↑scalp, ↑skin …
18flaky — adj Eccentric, odd, peculiar. He is too flaky to do the work. 1960s …
19flaky — [ˈfleɪki] adj 1) breaking off easily into small flat pieces flaky chocolate[/ex] 2) American informal crazy …
20flaky — adj. (flakier, flakiest) 1 of or like flakes; separating easily into flakes. 2 esp. US sl. crazy, eccentric. Phrases and idioms: flaky pastry pastry consisting of thin light layers. Derivatives: flakily adv. flakiness n …
