flakier

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Flakier is the comparative form of flaky.

Something flakier breaks apart more easily into thin, flat pieces: This pie crust is flakier than last time.

A person who is flakier is more unreliable or eccentric than another: He's gotten even flakier since he moved to California.

texture

crumbly

Prone to fragmenting

tender · shatterable · fine · dainty · friable · powdery · breakable · gossamer · papery · crispy

pastry

croissant

Layered crescent-shaped pastry

  • piecrustBaked dough enclosure
  • filoTissue-thin pastry dough
  • sconeSmall crumbly teatime bread

danish · strudel · shortbread · biscuit · tart · quiche · crust · phyllo · laminated · buttery

unreliable

erratic

Lacking regularity or consistency

mercurial · temperamental · inconsistent · flighty · undependable · untrustworthy · sporadic · whimsical · volatile · irresponsible

Opposites
texture/physical structure

flakierdenser

More closely packed

solider · chewier · tougher · heavier · soggier

reliability/personality

flakiersteadier

Increasingly stable, comparative

solider

Phrases
Family

flaking, flakiest

Familiarity
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