Flaky
adjective
Easy to break into small fragments or peel off in thin layers.
She was eating a flaky pastry for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- flaky pastry
- flaky crust
adjective
Unreliable or inconsistent, especially in terms of keeping to arrangements or making decisions.
She's really flaky – she never turns up when she says she will.
Often appears as...
- flaky friend
- flaky behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Exhibiting or having dry skin that peels off in flakes.
Due to the dry weather, his skin became flaky.
Often appears as...
- flaky skin
- flaky scalp
adjective
Easy to break into small fragments or peel off in thin layers.
She was eating a flaky pastry for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- flaky pastry
- flaky crust
adjective
Unreliable or inconsistent, especially in terms of keeping to arrangements or making decisions.
She's really flaky – she never turns up when she says she will.
Often appears as...
- flaky friend
- flaky behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Exhibiting or having dry skin that peels off in flakes.
Due to the dry weather, his skin became flaky.
Often appears as...
- flaky skin
- flaky scalp
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Related
Use 'flaky' when describing foods that have layers which can fall apart easily.
The croissants at this bakery are perfectly flaky and buttery.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Flaky' for food often implies a desirable quality, especially in baked goods.
A well-made pie should have a flaky crust.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory Imagery
Use 'flaky' to help the reader imagine the texture of an item through vivid description.
The biscuits had a golden, flaky surface.
Compare with
brittlecrumblydelicatefissilefragilestablesubstantialweak
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The chemistry of cookies...
so like mud baking in the sun, your cookie gets dried out and it stiffens. Cracks spread across its surface. The steam that was bubbling inside evaporates, leaving behind airy pockets that make the cookie light and flaky. Helping this along is your leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda.
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Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
drainage just still walking parallel with us so I'm gonna try and get into a position where I can actually see her and get it nice view of her though some thorn trees coming up if you flaky bark
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Top 5 Funniest Animal...
look like the perfect choice but with slippery flaky bark they're dangerous going for small Cubs Cedars are better the bark is good purchase for small claws
Video examples
The chemistry of cookies...
so like mud baking in the sun, your cookie gets dried out and it stiffens. Cracks spread across its surface. The steam that was bubbling inside evaporates, leaving behind airy pockets that make the cookie light and flaky. Helping this along is your leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 35 PIPE...
drainage just still walking parallel with us so I'm gonna try and get into a position where I can actually see her and get it nice view of her though some thorn trees coming up if you flaky bark
Video examples
Top 5 Funniest Animal...
look like the perfect choice but with slippery flaky bark they're dangerous going for small Cubs Cedars are better the bark is good purchase for small claws
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Mary Karr
American Poet
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.
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Trudie Styler
English Actress
We women, we're always being invited to change our hairstyle, change our clothes, change our wardrobes. It's also important for us to remember as we age to keep changing the way we think of the world. I'm not saying to be flaky at all; but rather than being rigid about something, stay open and available.
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Tom Rachman
English Novelist
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.
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Tara Reid
American Actress
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.
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Samin Nosrat
American Chef
Long-stemmed broccoli should be tossed with olive oil and flaky salt and roasted in a hot oven until the florets turn the color of hazelnut shells and shatter on the tongue.
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Valerie Bertinelli
American Actress
Professionally, I have no major goals. That's partly because I'm really flaky. I want things, but I don't go after them. I'd rather they be placed in my lap.
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Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
As most people will tell you, the best pies have the best crusts. It has to be tender, flaky, and full of flavor. That is the key to a great pie.
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Sonya Walger
English Actress
There's always a pencil in my bag. I put everything in pencil in my datebook. I live in L.A. - everyone's flaky.
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Harry Reasoner
American Journalist
Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Indian Director
I was always a flaky child.
Quote examples
Mary Karr
American Poet
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.
Quote examples
Trudie Styler
English Actress
We women, we're always being invited to change our hairstyle, change our clothes, change our wardrobes. It's also important for us to remember as we age to keep changing the way we think of the world. I'm not saying to be flaky at all; but rather than being rigid about something, stay open and available.
Quote examples
Tom Rachman
English Novelist
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.
Quote examples
Tara Reid
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Samin Nosrat
American Chef
Long-stemmed broccoli should be tossed with olive oil and flaky salt and roasted in a hot oven until the florets turn the color of hazelnut shells and shatter on the tongue.
Quote examples
Valerie Bertinelli
American Actress
Professionally, I have no major goals. That's partly because I'm really flaky. I want things, but I don't go after them. I'd rather they be placed in my lap.
Quote examples
Johnny Iuzzini
American Chef
As most people will tell you, the best pies have the best crusts. It has to be tender, flaky, and full of flavor. That is the key to a great pie.
Quote examples
Sonya Walger
English Actress
There's always a pencil in my bag. I put everything in pencil in my datebook. I live in L.A. - everyone's flaky.
Quote examples
Harry Reasoner
American Journalist
Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie.
Quote examples
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Indian Director
I was always a flaky child.
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