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.

• 🇵🇹Usado no inglês americano para descrever uma pessoa não confiável ou esquecida, ou algo que descasca ou esfarela em flocos.

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.

   🇵🇹Escamoso

   Sinônimos: foliatedscaly

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Que se descama facilmente

   Sinônimos: foliatedscaly

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Não confiável ou excêntrico

   Sinônimos: capriciouseccentricflightyoddquirkyscatterbrainedunpredictableunreliableunstable

   Antônimos: consistentdependablereliableresponsiblestabletrustworthy

• flakier comparative form
• flakiest superlative form