flaky
/ˈfleɪki/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लेकी
परतदार, पपड़ीदार, आसानी से परत-परत टूटने वाला
Core word
- 1
tending to break into small thin pieces
परतदार, पपड़ीदार, आसानी से परत-परत टूटने वाला
- flaky pastry
- The paint on the old door was dry and flaky.
- Her skin becomes flaky in winter.
+ 3 more examples
- The croissant was warm, buttery and flaky.
- Dry weather left her scalp flaky.
- The flaky crust crumbled as soon as I bit into it.
- 2
informal
(of a person) behaving in a strange or unreliable way, or often forgetting things
सनकी, गैर-भरोसेमंद, लापरवाह
- He is too flaky to be trusted with the accounts.
- Our flaky neighbour forgot to return the ladder again.
- Don't depend on him; he is a bit flaky about appointments.
+ 2 more examples
- She is a talented artist, but a flaky friend.
- Their flaky manager keeps changing his mind.
Synonyms unreliable erratic eccentric scatterbrained
Opposite reliable dependable
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informal
(of a device, connection or system) not working well or in a reliable way
(उपकरण, कनेक्शन) अविश्वसनीय, बार-बार गड़बड़ करने वाला
- The internet connection in the village is a bit flaky.
- The flaky Wi-Fi in the hostel keeps dropping during online classes.
- The app is flaky and crashes every few minutes.
+ 2 more examples
- A flaky signal made the video call impossible.
- The flaky software has been delaying the project.
Synonyms unreliable patchy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flaky + pastry / crust / skin (texture)
In the literal sense, flaky describes something that breaks easily into thin pieces, such as pastry or dry skin.
शाब्दिक अर्थ में 'flaky' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो पतली परतों में टूटती है, जैसे पेस्ट्री या सूखी त्वचा।
- The samosa had a golden, flaky crust.
- Her flaky skin needed more moisturiser.
flaky (person: unreliable)
Informally, a flaky person forgets things or does not do what they promise.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में 'flaky' व्यक्ति वह है जो भूल जाता हो या वादा न निभाता हो।
- My flaky friend forgot the meeting again.
flaky (technology)
Of a device or connection, flaky means it works badly and cannot be trusted.
उपकरण या कनेक्शन के लिए 'flaky' का अर्थ है कि वह ठीक से काम नहीं करता और भरोसेमंद नहीं है।
- The village has flaky internet during storms.
- The app is flaky and crashes often.
flaky vs unreliable
Flaky is informal; unreliable is the neutral exam-writing word.
'Flaky' अनौपचारिक है; 'unreliable' परीक्षा-लेखन के लिए तटस्थ शब्द है।
- In a formal letter, write that the service was unreliable, not flaky.
+Collocations 5
flaky + noun (food and skin)
pastrycrustskinpaintbiscuit
- The croissant had a buttery, flaky crust.
flaky + noun (technology)
connectionsoftwaresignalserverapp
- A flaky connection ruined her online class.
flaky + noun (person)
friendemployeeboyfriendwitnessexcuse
- The flaky witness changed his story twice.
adverb + flaky
a bitratherprettyextremelyquite
- The Wi-Fi in our hostel is pretty flaky.
flaky + noun (food)
puff pastrypie crusttunacodscone
- The cod was cooked until it turned white and flaky.
“More examples 6
- Radhika loves the flaky layers of a well-made parantha.
राधिका को अच्छे बने पराँठे की परतदार परतें बहुत पसंद हैं।
- The video call kept freezing because of the flaky network.
अस्थिर नेटवर्क के कारण वीडियो कॉल बार-बार रुक रही थी।
- He has a reputation for being flaky and never turns up on time.
उसकी छवि लापरवाह होने की है और वह कभी समय पर नहीं आता।
- The old wall had flaky plaster that fell in small pieces.
पुरानी दीवार का प्लास्टर परतदार था और छोटे टुकड़ों में गिरता था।
- I do not trust flaky sources when I write my project report.
प्रोजेक्ट रिपोर्ट लिखते समय मैं अविश्वसनीय स्रोतों पर भरोसा नहीं करता।
- Our flaky classmate promised to bring the notes but forgot them again.
हमारा भुलक्कड़ सहपाठी नोट्स लाने का वादा करके फिर भूल गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The signal is flake today.
✓ The signal is flaky today.
Use the adjective flaky, not the noun flake, after is.
'is' के बाद adjective 'flaky' आता है, noun 'flake' नहीं।
✗ The hostel network is more flaky than ours.
✓ The hostel network is flakier than ours.
Adjectives ending in -y take -ier in the comparative.
-y पर समाप्त होने वाले adjectives का comparative -ier से बनता है।