flaky
English
/ˈfleɪkiː/
adj
Definitions
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
- (informal) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- (informal) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction.
Etymology
Suffix from English flake.
Origin
English
flake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Flakegate English
- antiflake English
- beflake English
- branflake English
- cornflake English
- flake English
- flakeable English
- flakeboard English
- flakeless English
- flakelet English
- flakelike English
- flakeproof English
- flaker English
- flakily English
- flakiness English
- microflake English
- nanoflake English
- nonflaky English
- snowflake English
- soapflake English
- sootflake English
- unflaky English
- wheatflake English
- flake Middle English