Definition of FLAKY

flaky

Adjective

  • Composed of or resembling flakes; eccentric or unreliable.
  • made of or resembling flakes
    • "flaky soap"

Adjective Satellite

  • made of or easily forming flakes
  • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Adj

  • Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
  • Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
  • Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.

Examples

  • I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.
  • The old Scrabble tiles sometimes felt FLAKY, shedding small pieces of their letter.

Origin / Etymology

From flake + -y.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 15

flaky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flaky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flaky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

flaky: valid Words With Friends Word