What does flaky mean?
Definitions for flaky
ˈfleɪ kiflaky
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Princeton's WordNet
flaky, flakey(adj)
made of or resembling flakes
"flaky soap"
flaky, flakey(adj)
made of or easily forming flakes
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
Flaky(a.)
prone to strange or erratic behavior; -- of persons.
Flaky(a.)
odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; -- of behavior.
Flaky(a.)
unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; -- of machinery, especially electronic devices.
Wiktionary
flaky(Adjective)
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
Etymology: flake + -y
flaky(Adjective)
Unreliable; prone to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
Some of his friends were flaky.
Etymology: flake + -y
flaky(Adjective)
Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; prone to cease functioning properly.
Etymology: flake + -y
flaky(Adjective)
eccentric; scatterbrained
Etymology: flake + -y
Webster Dictionary
Flaky(adj)
consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flaky in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flaky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of flaky in a Sentence
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.
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.
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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