FLAKY


Meaning of FLAKY in English

I. adjective

also flak·ey ˈflā-kē

( flak·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1580

1. : consisting of flakes

flaky snow

2. : tending to flake

a flaky crust

• flak·i·ness noun

II. adjective

( flak·i·er ; -est )

Etymology: flake (IV)

Date: circa 1963

: markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat , wacky

• flak·i·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.