...a small patch of red, flaky skin.
He wondered if the idea wasn't just a little too flaky, a little too outlandish.
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Flaky — Flak y, a. 1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. [1913 Webster] What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires! Watts. [1913 Webster] A flaky weight of winter s purest snows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaky — (adj.) 1570s, from FLAKE (Cf. flake) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning eccentric, crazy first recorded 1959, said to be American English baseball slang, but probably from earlier druggie slang flake cocaine (1920s). Flake eccentric person is a 1968 back… … Etymology dictionary
flaky — [adj] eccentric birdy*, crazy, goofy*, half cracked, haywire, nutty, odd, peculiar, queer, screwy, unconventional, wacky; concepts 547,564 … New thesaurus
flaky — ► ADJECTIVE (flakier, flakiest) 1) breaking or separating easily into flakes. 2) N. Amer. informal crazy or eccentric. DERIVATIVES flakiness noun … English terms dictionary
flaky — [flāk′ē] adj. flakier, flakiest 1. containing or made up of flakes 2. breaking easily into flakes ☆ 3. Slang very eccentric, erratic, irrational, etc. flakily adv. flakiness n … English World dictionary
flaky — [“fleki] 1. mod. unreliable. □ She’s too flaky to hold the job. □ He’s a flaky dude. □ I’m getting so flaky. Must be old age. 2. mod. habituated to the use of cocaine. (Drugs.) □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
flaky — flak|y [ˈfleıki] adj 1.) tending to break into small thin pieces ▪ flaky pastry ▪ flaky skin 2.) informal especially AmE a flaky person is slightly strange or often forgets things ▪ Carrie s pretty flaky but she s fun to be with. >flakiness n… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flaky — UK [ˈfleɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms flaky : adjective flaky comparative flakier superlative flakiest 1) a) breaking easily into small flat pieces flaky chocolate b) breaking off a surface in small flat pieces flaky paintwork/skin 2) informal… … English dictionary
flaky — I. adjective also flakey (flakier; est) Date: 1580 1. consisting of flakes < flaky snow > 2. tending to flake < a flaky crust > • flakiness noun II … New Collegiate Dictionary
flaky — flak|y [ fleıki ] adjective 1. ) breaking easily into small flat pieces: flaky chocolate a ) breaking off a surface in small flat pieces: flaky paintwork/skin 2. ) INFORMAL crazy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
