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FLAKEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flakey mean? 

FLAKEY (adjective)
  The adjective FLAKEY has 3 senses:

1. made of or resembling flakesplay

2. made of or easily forming flakesplay

3. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusualplay

  Familiarity information: FLAKEY used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLAKEY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: flakeyer  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: flakeyest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Made of or resembling flakes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

flakey; flaky

Context example:

flaky soap

Pertainym:

flake (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

Derivation:

flake (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Made of or easily forming flakes

Synonyms:

flakey; flaky

Similar:

tender (easy to cut or chew)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Synonyms:

bizarre; eccentric; flakey; flaky; freakish; freaky; gonzo; off-the-wall; outlandish; outre

Context example:

outre and affected stage antics

Similar:

unconventional (not conventional or conformist)

Derivation:

flakiness (informal terms for insanity)


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