Flakiness

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flak·y also flak·ey (fl

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adj. flak·i·er, flak·i·est

1. Made of or resembling flakes.

2. Forming or tending to form flakes or thin, crisp fragments: flaky pastry.

3. Slang Somewhat eccentric; odd: "that slightly flakey quality, in joy as well as in grief, that prepares us subtly for the mad scenes to come" (Village Voice).

flaki·ly adv.

flaki·ness n.

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Noun	1.	flakiness - informal terms for insanity craziness, daftness insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind
	2.	flakiness - having or breaking into thin crisp flakes brittleness, crispiness, crispness - firm but easily broken

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