Flakey vs. Flaky: What's the Difference?
Flakey and Flaky Definitions
Flakey
Made of or resembling flakes.
Flaky
Made of or resembling flakes.
Flakey
Forming or tending to form flakes or thin, crisp fragments
Flaky pastry.
Flaky
Forming or tending to form flakes or thin, crisp fragments
Flaky pastry.
Flakey
Undependable, as in keeping social engagements
A flaky friend who is always late.
ADVERTISEMENT
Flaky
Undependable, as in keeping social engagements
A flaky friend who is always late.
Flakey
Somewhat eccentric; odd
"that slightly flakey quality, in joy as well as in grief, that prepares us subtly for the mad scenes to come" (Village Voice).
Flaky
Somewhat eccentric; odd
"that slightly flakey quality, in joy as well as in grief, that prepares us subtly for the mad scenes to come" (Village Voice).
Flakey
Alternative spelling of flaky
Flaky
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
ADVERTISEMENT
Flakey
Made of or easily forming flakes
Flaky
Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
Flaky
Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.
Flaky
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.
Flaky
Prone to strange or erratic behavior; - of persons.
Flaky
Odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; - of behavior.
Flaky
Unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; - of machinery, especially electronic devices.
Flaky
Made of or easily forming flakes
Flaky
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
Restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit
Famed for his eccentric spelling
A freakish combination of styles
His off-the-wall antics
The outlandish clothes of teenagers
Outre and affected stage antics
