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flaky

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flak·y also flak·ey  (flk)
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.

flaky [ˈfleɪkɪ]
adj flakier, flakiest
1. like or made of flakes
2. tending to peel off or break easily into flakes
3. Also flakey US slang eccentric; crazy
flakily  adv
flakiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flaky - made of or resembling flakes; "flaky soap"
2.flaky - made of or easily forming flakes
tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
3.flaky - 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"
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

flaky flakey
adjective peeling, cracking, blistering, desquamative remove the dry, flaky skin
Translations
flaky [ˈfleɪkɪ]
A. ADJ (flakier (compar) (flakiest (superl)))
1. [paintwork] → desconchado; [skin] → escamoso
2. [idea] → descabellado; [person] → raro
B. CPD flaky pastry N (Culin) → hojaldre m
flaky [ˈfleɪki] adj
[paintwork] → écaillé(e)
[skin] → desquamé(e)
flaky pastry npâte f feuilletée
flaky
adj (+er)
potatoesflockig; paint, plaster etcbrüchig; crustblättrig; skinschuppig
(esp US: = mad, eccentric) → verrückt
flaky [ˈfleɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (paintwork) → scrostato/a; (skin) → squamoso/a
flaky [ˈfleɪkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (paintwork) → scrostato/a; (skin) → squamoso/a


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And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
Witness the white bear of the poles, and the white shark of the tropics; what but their smooth, flaky whiteness makes them the transcendent horrors they are?
A sweep of chilly air passed by, rustling all the leaves and snow- ing the flaky ashes broadcast about the fire.
 
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