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Flakey

Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.

📖 Definitions of "Flakey"

adjective

1
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
2
(of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
3
(of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction.
"I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection."

🔄 Synonyms of "Flakey"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
flaky	(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flakey"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
flaky	(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
snowflakey	Alternative spelling of snowflaky. [(informal) snowflakelike]
flakeable	Alternative spelling of flakable. [Able to be flaked.]
cakeynoun	Alternative spelling of caky. [Resembling cake in texture.]
quakey	Alternative spelling of quaky. [Inclined to quake; tremulous.]
glaky	(Geordie) Alternative spelling of glaiky. [(Geordie) Daft; odd; thoughtless; foolish.]
fluky	Alternative spelling of flukey. [Lucky.]
flouffy	Alternative form of floofy. [(informal) Feathery; puffy, light, airy or windswept.]
cheesecaky	Alternative form of cheesecakey. [Resembling or characteristic of cheesecake (pie).]
fakynoun	Alternative form of fakey. [(colloquial) Fake.]
finnicky	Alternative form of finicky. [(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.]
laceynoun	A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
crêpey	Alternative form of crêpy. [Resembling or similar to crêpe.]
chinchynoun	Alternative spelling of chintzy (“miserly”). [Of or decorated with chintz.]
nobbly	Alternative spelling of knobbly. [Having a covering of small knobs.]
squirrely	Alternative form of squirrelly. [Resembling a squirrel.]
crapey	Alternative form of crapy. [Resembling crape.]
fluteynoun	Alternative spelling of fluty. [Resembling the sound of a flute.]
whineynoun	Alternative spelling of whiny. [Whining; tending to whine or complain.]