Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flaky

/ˈfleɪki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: flaky
IPA: /ˈfleɪki/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

adj

Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.

Informal

adj

Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I have noticed that when hustlers upgrade themselves to models (as distinguished from models who have never hustled) they tend to continue being flaky about appointments. On my last trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, I was stood up twice."
"I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection."
"Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flake Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flaky From flake + -y.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

flakier (comparative) flakiest (superlative) flakey (alternative)

Derived Forms

flakily flakiness nonflaky unflaky

Phrases

flaky pastry

Frequently Paired Words

cornflakey

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

shaky reiki achy blakey seki saiki breaky lakey aikey wakey shakey snaky

Questions

How do you pronounce flaky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfleɪki/.
What does flaky mean?: Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
Where does flaky come from?: Etymology tree English flake Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flaky From flake + -y.

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