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FLAKY
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Irregular inflected forms: flakier , flakiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
Example:
outre and affected stage antics
Synonyms:
bizarre; eccentric; flakey; flaky; freakish; freaky; gonzo; off-the-wall; outlandish; outre
Classified under:
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Derivation:
flakiness (informal terms for insanity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Made of or easily forming flakes
Synonyms:
flakey; flaky
Classified under:
Similar:
tender (easy to cut or chew)
Derivation:
flakiness (having or breaking into thin crisp flakes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Made of or resembling flakes
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)
