flakey

Used in American English to describe a person who is unreliable or forgetful, or something that tends to break or peel off in flakes.

• 🇫🇷Utilisé en anglais américain pour décrire une personne peu fiable ou distraite, ou quelque chose qui a tendance à se détacher ou à s'effriter en flocons.

1. Made of or resembling flakes B1 formal

   Composed of or having the appearance of small, thin pieces or flakes.

   • The pastry had a flakey, buttery crust.
   • The paint on the old wall was dry and flakey.
   • She brushed the flakey bits of dried clay off her hands.

   🇫🇷qui est en flocons, feuilleté

   Synonymes: foliatedscaly

   Antonymes: cohesivecompactdensesmoothsolid

2. Easily forming flakes B1 formal

   Tending to break or separate into thin layers or small pieces.

   • This type of rock is soft and flakey.
   • The skin on his sunburned shoulders was becoming flakey.
   • Use a gentle soap to avoid flakey skin.

   🇫🇷qui s'effeuille

   Synonymes: foliatedscaly

   Antonymes: cohesivecompactsolid

3. Unreliable or eccentric B2 informal american

   Describes a person who is unreliable, forgetful, or behaves in an unconventional or odd manner.

   • I wouldn't count on him; he's a bit flakey.
   • She's a flakey artist with some very unusual ideas.
   • He's too flakey to manage a serious project.

   🇫🇷Peu fiable ou excentrique

   Synonymes: capriciouseccentricflightyoddquirkyscatterbrainedunpredictableunreliableunstable

   Antonymes: consistentdependablereliableresponsiblestabletrustworthy

• flakier comparative form
• flakiest superlative form