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Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor the flaky meditation books. After all, I can pretend I never read those.
Tom Rachman

Meaning of "flaky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAKY

flaky  [ˈfleɪkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flaky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLAKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flaky

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Happy Tree Friends is an American-Spanish-Filipino-Singaporean flash cartoon created and developed by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, Kenn Navarro and Warren Graff for Mondo Media. The show is cited as an early example of a popular Internet phenomenon achieving a cult following. The action and adventure comedy is composed of simple drawings and combines cute forest animals with explicit violence. Each episode revolves around the characters enduring accidental events of bloodshed, pain, dismemberment, and/or death. The episodes last from between 1 to 7 minutes. At one point, the warning "Cartoon Violence: Not recommended for small children, or big babies" was given on the official website. In 2006, a television series featuring longer episodes aired. A spin-off called Ka-Pow! premiered on September 2, 2008.

Definition of flaky in the English dictionary

The first definition of flaky in the dictionary is like or made of flakes. Other definition of flaky is tending to peel off or break easily into flakes. Flaky is also Also: flakey eccentric; crazy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAKY


achy
ˈeɪkɪ
Blakey
ˈbleɪkɪ
braky
ˈbreɪkɪ
cakey
ˈkeɪkɪ
caky
ˈkeɪkɪ
fakey
ˈfeɪkɪ
flakey
ˈfleɪkɪ
headachey
ˈhedˌeɪkɪ
headachy
ˈhɛdˌeɪkɪ
jakey
ˈdʒeɪkɪ
keepsaky
ˈkiːpˌseɪkɪ
laky
ˈleɪkɪ
quaky
ˈkweɪkɪ
reiki
ˈreɪkɪ
shaky
ˈʃeɪkɪ
snaky
ˈsneɪkɪ
wakey-wakey
ˈweɪkɪˈweɪkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAKY

flak
flak jacket
flak ship
flake
flake out
flake white
flaked almonds
flaker
flakey
flakier
flakiest
flakily
flakiness
flaky pastry
flam
flambeau
flambeaux
Flamborough Head
flamboyance
flamboyancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAKY

beaky
creaky
croaky
freaky
leaky
muzaky
oaky
peaky
screaky
sneaky
squeaky
streaky
tweaky

Synonyms and antonyms of flaky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLAKY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flaky» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flaky

Translation of «flaky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAKY

Find out the translation of flaky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flaky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flaky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

片状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escamosa
570 millions of speakers

English

flaky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परतदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قشاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слоеное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escamosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তরপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

floconneux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serpihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flockig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フレーク状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벗겨지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flaky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từng miếng mong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढलप्यांसारखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lapa lapa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a falde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łuszcząca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

листкове
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fulg
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φύλλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afskilfer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gulaktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flaky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flaky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAKY»

The term «flaky» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flaky

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6 QUOTES WITH «FLAKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flaky.
1
Joe Cowley
I'm not the kind of guy who will pass someone without saying hello. If that's flaky, then I guess I'm flaky.
2
Mary Karr
Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition.
3
Natalie Morales
The first thing I do after work is take off my TV makeup with a gentle cleanser. I also try to exfoliate twice a week. Waking up with dull, flaky skin is no way to start the day.
4
Tom Rachman
Many things embarrass me, but reading isn't one of them. I'm not ashamed of my slightly weird collection of prison memoirs. Nor the flaky meditation books. After all, I can pretend I never read those.
5
Harry Reasoner
Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie.
6
Tara Reid
Once you get to know me, you would know in a second that I am an East Coast girl. You can tell because I'm not flaky, and I will tell you how it is. I also walk faster than they walk in L.A.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAKY»

Discover the use of flaky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flaky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fatally Flaky: A Novel
Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz encounters bridezilla—and murder—in another delectable novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Sweet Revenge, Dark Tort, and Double Shot Cynics say getting married is a death wish.
Diane Mott Davidson, 2009
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Joy of Cooking: All about pies & tarts
This dough is richer in fat than ordinary flaky pastry and is thus softer and more difficult to handle, but it yields a marvelously tender, flaky crust with a superb butter flavor. While it is possible to make this dough with butter only, a small amount of ...
Irma von Starkloff Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, 2002
3
The Art and Soul of Baking
dough and wind up with mealy dough by accident when they cut the butter pieces too small. The reality is, most bakeries use mealy dough instead of flaky dough, since it is easier to make and requires less attention. Mealy dough is quite ...
‎2008
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Impurities in the "Mercer" clay include minor amounts of quartz and flaky sericite, which tend to be most abundant in the lower parts of deposits (Foose, 1944, p. 567). The sericite was identified as 2M muscovite by Erickson (1963, p. 164-165)  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1984
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Professional Paper
Shale, flaky, greenish gray; contains thin beds of ostracode limestone and abundant fish-bone fragments 4 9 Ostracode limestone; contains fish-bone fragments 6 Shale, flaky to lumpy, brown to chrome-yellow 3 Interval concealed 5 2 Calcite ...
6
Handbook of Mouse Mutations with Skin and Hair ...
17. The. Flaky. Tail. (ft). Mutation,. Chromosome. 3. John. P. Sundberg. CONTENTS I. History 269 II. Gross Lesions 269 III. Microscopic Lesions 270 IV. Immunological and Biochemical Abnormalities 271 V. Background Diseases 271 VI.
John P. Sundberg, 1994
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Drug Discovery and Evaluation: Pharmacological Assays
Therefore, it remains uncertain whether the flaky skin mouse can be used to test potential therapeutic compounds. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING Abernethy NJ Hagan C Tan PL, Birchall NM Watson JD (2000a) The peripheral ...
Hans Vogel, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and ...
CHARACTER OF SOLIDIPICATIOS Flaky crystalline Pine crystalline needles Flaky crystalline Fine crystalline needles Distinctly flaky crystalline Indistinctly flaky Flaky crystalline Uncrystallino Large acicular crystals Flaky crystalline Somewhat ...
9
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
Mgggg'} ' composnrxox or muons. cmmcrna or sommrrcanox Cent. Fahr. Parts. Parts. . , 69°.2 1560.6 Stearic acid (pure) ............................ .. Flaky crystalline I 67°. 2 152°.9 | 90 Stearic acid and 10 palmitic acid; “ “ 67°.l 152°.8 ' 90 " " l0 myristic ...
10
Records of the Geological Survey of India
Carb. shale with flaky coal 13. Blue concretionary shale ... ... 14. Carb. shales 15. Flaky coal 16. Blue concretionary shales 17. Carb. shales, portions coaly Same decomposed 18. Blue concretionary shales— Dip south south-east 4° 19.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flaky is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Beauty Report: Bring your scalp back to life
We willingly put a lot of time and money into optimising skin health and function while grimly putting up with tight, flaky, or slimy scalps. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
MOM & POP: Drought leaves Californians praying for rain
Mom: I must admit, Pop, I'm rather surprised because you have always enjoyed apple turnovers with the light, flaky crust. So Eb and Snaid have ... «Wicked Local Weymouth, Jul 15»
3
The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers' recipes for tomato gazpacho …
Crush the garlic in a mortar with half a teaspoon of flaky sea salt. Add the bay leaves, fennel, peppercorns and chilli, grind for a few minutes, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
13 pies and cobblers that make the most of summer berries …
... thickener for juicy fruit fillings and uses leaf lard for a flaky crust. She likes to serve the pie warm with vanilla ice cream and a shot of bourbon. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Back to Black: Remembering Meeting Amy Winehouse
While Amy wasn't quite a superstar yet, she'd already established a reputation for being troubled, flaky, and living up to her apparently ... «Yahoo Music, Jul 15»
6
Big Interview: Gary Connaughton goes from saving goals to setting …
From the start lads were missing training with flaky excuses. A lot of the older players were just happy with their Leinster medal. Not enough ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
7
Learn to make tomato salad the El Gastro food truck way
1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh tarragon leaves. Flaky sea salt, to taste. About 1 tbsp (15 mL) raspberry vinegar or raspberry balsamic vinegar, to taste. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Film review: Bahubali: The beginning
... and the love angle between Shiva and Avanthika (Tamannaah Bhatia) is flaky and serves as a distraction. But the second half explodes with ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
9
Why only one A-grade curry puff?
... which I think deserve mention. They serve hot crispy puffs with thin or flaky pastry filled with a generous amount of potatoes, chicken and egg. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
10
Vive La France: Fairfield County Gears Up For Bastille Day With …
Honor Le quatorze julliet your own way with a taste of fine French chocolates and flaky pastries at Isabelle et Vincent. Vive la France: 1903 Post ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»

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