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- Dictionaryflak·y/ˈflākē/
adjective
- 1. breaking or separating easily into small thin pieces: "she ate flaky rolls spread with cherry jam"
- 2. (of a person) unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional: informal "the flaky friend who turns up late to everything"
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Flaky can mean consisting of flakes, tending to flake, or odd or unreliable. Learn the synonyms, examples, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Flaky can mean coming off easily in small pieces, or behaving in a way that is strange or not expected. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and translations in different languages.
Flaky means of or like flakes, or slang for eccentric or crazy. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of flaky with examples from various sources.
People are flaky (also spelled flakey) if they are wacky and unconventional, but to say someone is flaky is not really a compliment. If you want to buffer the blow of calling your friend an odd-ball, don’t say she’s flaky — say she’s eccentric.
(informal) (of a person) behaving in a strange or unusual way; tending to forget things. He plays a flaky tourist visiting Europe. (British English, informal) that does not work well or often stops working. I found the software a bit flaky. I had problems with a flaky internet connection. See flaky in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Flaky means made of or resembling flakes, or tending to peel off or break easily into flakes. It can also be a slang term for eccentric or unreliable. See different dictionaries, translations and examples of flaky.
Flaky can mean something that breaks into small thin pieces, or someone or something that is eccentric and unreliable. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, examples, and origin of flaky.
