adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Brown, though flaky , shows a restless intelligence.
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Christy was kind of flaky , but everyone liked her.
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rich, flaky croissants
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You couldn't trust Sam to do anything important. He was too flaky .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He stared with wonder at the dozen flaky homemade biscuits poised on the bed of fresh crabmeat and fragrant sauce.
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However, dry flaky skin on the scalp is often wrongly diagnosed as dandruff.
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It dipped and fluttered in the chilly air, its wings drab and flaky .
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It dries flaky in the cool air of the cab.
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My flaky judgments were modest by comparison-but numerous enough to keep me hopeful of regaining the dunce cap this year.
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Nevertheless, in I978 on Wall Street it was flaky to think that home mortgages could be big business.
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The front-door was-covered with flaky green paint and there was no keyhole.
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There is kind of a flaky factor.