flaky
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flaky
- /ˈfleɪki/
Rhymes with -eɪki
adjective flakier · flakiest · flakey
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
- Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans. I have noticed that when hustlers upgrade themselves to models (as distinguished from models who have never hustled) they tend to continue being flaky about appointments. On my last trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, I was stood up twice.
- Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction. I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.
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adj of a person: unreliable
| Español | poco / no / nada fiable, faltón, malqueda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 頼りない tayorinai |
| Français | lâcheur |
| Deutsch | unzuverlässig |
| Italiano | inaffidabile, strambo |
| Ελληνικά | αλλοπρόσαλλος alloprósallos |
| Русский | ненадёжный nenadjóžnyj, ветреный vetrenyj |
adj Consisting of flakes; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes; flakelike
| Español | hojaldrado |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | flockig, blättrig, schuppig, aus Schichten bestehend, exzentrisch |
| Ελληνικά | λεπιοειδής lepioeidís, φολιδοειδής folidoeidís |
| Русский | хлопьевидный xlopʹjevidnyj |
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@misc{flaky_2026,
title = {flaky},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flaky},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
