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    FLAKEY

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     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: flakeyer  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: flakeyest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusualplay

    Example:

    outre and affected stage antics

    Synonyms:

    bizarre; eccentric; flakey; flaky; freakish; freaky; gonzo; off-the-wall; outlandish; outre

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    unconventional (not conventional or conformist)

    Derivation:

    flakiness (informal terms for insanity)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Made of or easily forming flakesplay

    Synonyms:

    flakey; flaky

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    tender (easy to cut or chew)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Made of or resembling flakesplay

    Example:

    flaky soap

    Synonyms:

    flakey; flaky

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    flake (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

    Derivation:

    flake (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)

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