flakey

flak·y

also flak·ey  (flā′kē)

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

a. Undependable, as in keeping social engagements: a flaky friend who is always late.

b. 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).

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flak′i·ly adv.

flak′i·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	flakey - made of or resembling flakes; "flaky soap" flaky
	2.	flakey - made of or easily forming flakes flaky tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
	3.	flakey - 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" bizarre, eccentric, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre, freaky, flaky, freakish unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

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