FLAKY


Meaning of FLAKY in English

— flakily , adv. — flakiness , n.

/flay"kee/ , adj., flakier, flakiest .

1. of or like flakes.

2. lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.

3. Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy: a flaky math professor.

Also, flakey .

[ 1570-80; 1965-70 for def. 3; FLAKE 1 + -Y 1 ; sense of def. 3 prob. FLAKE 4 + -Y 1 , though influenced by FLAKE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .