flaky
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose massesConsisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
» Tom said he thought I was flaky.
Meaning
3 sensesConsisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
flockig, blättrig, schuppig
хлопьевидныйxlopʹjevidnyj
пласті́вча́стийplastívčástyj
(informal)Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
unzuverlässig
ненадёжныйnenadjóžnyj, ветреныйvetrenyj
непе́внийnepévnyj, легкова́жнийlehkovážnyj
(informal)Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.
- made of or easily forming flakes
- made of or resembling flakes
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Examples
13 sentencesTom said he thought I was flaky.
Tom said he thought that I was flaky.
Tom said he that thought I was flaky.
Tom said that he thought that I was flaky.
Tom is flaky.
deTom ist unzuverlässig.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
flakier, flakiestSynonyms
9 synonyms- made of or easily forming flakes:flakey
- made of or resembling flakes:flakey
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual:bizarreeccentricfreakishfreakyflakeygonzooff-the-walloutlandish
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form