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adjective

Flaky adj.

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike. "What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires!" "A flaky weight of winter's purest snows."

Prone to strange or erratic behavior; of persons.

Odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; of behavior.

Unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; of machinery, especially electronic devices. "a flaky computer board."

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Etymology of 'Flaky'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flaky" Quotes from Famous Books

... time that night, quite like old times. The biscuits were light and flaky, the honey was delightsome, and the milk and butter (procured specially) were fresh. They shouted in laughter as Flaxen insisted on their eating potatoes with a fork, and opposed the use of the knife in scooping up the honey from their plates! Even the saturnine ...

— A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen • Hamlin Garland

... of Robert le Bouillon, Bishop of Amiens, in 1311, mention is made of a cake composed of puff flaky paste; these cakes, however, are less ancient than the firm pastry called bean cake, or king's cake, which, from the earliest days of monarchy, appeared on all the tables, not only at the feast of the Epiphany, but also ...

— Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period • Paul Lacroix

... in the Porta-Nigra hotel, which had been turned into an Allied hostel. The mess downstairs was chiefly filled with American officers, though a few Frenchmen sat together in one corner. The food was American—corn cakes, syrup, and white, flaky bread. ...

— The Happy Foreigner • Enid Bagnold

... by Iola, went to the settlement to take supper with Aunt Linda, and a very luscious affair it was. Her fingers had not lost their skill since she had tasted the sweets of freedom. Her biscuits were just as light and flaky as ever. Her jelly was as bright as amber, and her preserves were perfectly delicious. After she had set the table she stood looking in silent admiration, chuckling to herself: "Ole Mistus can't set sich a table as ...

— Iola Leroy - Shadows Uplifted • Frances E.W. Harper

... fire died down: the crematory process was completed; nothing remained of the pyre and its burden but a smouldering heap of grey, flaky ashes; and we returned sorrowfully to our hut, there to forget in sleep, if we could, the grievous ...

— The Congo Rovers - A Story of the Slave Squadron • Harry Collingwood

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