flakey
Tends to cancel plans
Flakey is an alternate spelling of flaky.
Something flaky breaks into thin, flat pieces: flakey pastry, flakey skin.
A flaky person is unreliable or eccentric—prone to forgetting commitments or acting unpredictably: He's too flakey to trust with anything important.
Layered crescent-shaped pastry
- puffBrief burst of air
- phylloUltra-thin pastry dough
- filoTissue-thin pastry dough
- danishFlaky filled breakfast sweet
vol-au-vent · strudel · mille-feuille · napoleon · galette · turnover · baklava · samosa
Prone to fragmenting
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- peelingComing off in strips
- brittleLiable to shatter
- shatteryApt to fragment
fragmentary · chipped · shredding · splitting · crackling · delicate · papery · thin
Not consistently trustworthy
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
irresponsible · untrustworthy · flighty · scattered · forgetful · spacey · absent-minded · ditzy
croissant
Layered crescent-shaped pastry
danish · vol-au-vent · strudel · mille-feuille · napoleon · galette · turnover · baklava · samosa · empanada
crumbly
Prone to fragmenting
shattery · fragmentary · chipped · shredding · splitting · crackling · delicate · papery · thin · crispy
undependable
Not consistently trustworthy
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
unpredictable · irresponsible · untrustworthy · flighty · scattered · forgetful · spacey · absent-minded · ditzy · careless
dry
Free from moisture
rough · irritated · parched · shedding · exfoliating · patchy · itchy · dandruff · eczema · psoriasis
flakeyreliable
Consistently performing as expected
dependable · consistent · steady · trustworthy · steadfast
flakeyconventional
Following accepted practices
grounded · level-headed · stable · down-to-earth · sensible
- corn flakesToasted maize cereal
- flake outRenege on commitment
- red pepper flakesDried, crushed hot capsicum
- bran flakesBreakfast cereal from husks
- pepper flakesCrushed dried hot seasoning
- flakes of goldSmall precious metal pieces
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