Definitions for flaky
ˈfleɪ kiflaky

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. flaky, flakey(adj)

   made of or resembling flakes

   "flaky soap"

2. flaky, flakey(adj)

   made of or easily forming flakes

3. bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre(adj)

   conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

   "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"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flaky(a.)

   prone to strange or erratic behavior; -- of persons.

2. Flaky(a.)

   odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; -- of behavior.

3. Flaky(a.)

   unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; -- of machinery, especially electronic devices.

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. flaky(Adjective)

   Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

   Etymology: flake + -y

2. flaky(Adjective)

   Unreliable; prone to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.

   Some of his friends were flaky.

   Etymology: flake + -y

3. flaky(Adjective)

   Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; prone to cease functioning properly.

   Etymology: flake + -y

4. flaky(Adjective)

   eccentric; scatterbrained

   Etymology: flake + -y

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Flaky(adj)

   consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. flaky

   (var sp. flakey) Subject to frequent lossage. This use is of course related to the common slang use of the word to describe a person as eccentric, crazy, or just unreliable. A system that is flaky is working, sort of — enough that you are tempted to try to use it — but fails frequently enough that the odds in favor of finishing what you start are low. Commonwealth hackish prefers dodgy or wonky.

How to pronounce flaky?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flaky in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flaky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of flaky in a Sentence

1. Ruben Mendoza:

   Suddenly, all of my ancestors channeled me in this area. I'm a scientist, and I now that sounds flaky, but it was so powerful, and I fell to my knees and made the sign of the cross, i had an adversarial relationship with Serra which went unspoken up until that moment.

2. Ed Costelloe:

   Boris is a flawed character and flaky but most politicians are underneath, it would be lovely to have Mother Theresa as prime minister, but it ain't going to happen.

3. Erika Katz:

   The tea tree oil is going to calm down the scalp and relieve some of that painful itching and burning. It's a wonderful way to just get rid of an itchy, flaky scalp.

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