flakiest
Most apt to crumble
Flakiest is the superlative form of flaky, meaning the most prone to breaking into thin, crisp layers or fragments.
In cooking, it describes pastry or fish that separates into the most delicate pieces: Her pie crust was the flakiest I've ever tasted.
The word also applies to unreliable or eccentric people, indicating the most unpredictable or scatterbrained among a group: He's the flakiest member of the team—never shows up on time.
Small baked quick bread
- sconesSmall quick breads
- shortbreadButtery, crumbly biscuit
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
- piecrustBaked dough enclosure
gingersnap · cornbread · rusk · biscotti · granola · crumble · friable · tender
Erratically disloyal in affection
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
undependable · inconsistent · flighty · unpredictable · temperamental · whimsical · inconstant · unstable
Layered crescent-shaped pastry
- filoTissue-thin pastry dough
- phylloUltra-thin pastry dough
- mille-feuilleLayered puff pastry dessert
- baklavaLayered nut pastry in syrup
danish · strudel · vol-au-vent · tart · piecrust · galette · turnover · shortcrust
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- breakableCapable of shattering
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- crispFirm and breakable
crunchy · shatterable · crackable · splintery · friable · tender · snappy · chippy
Plates or weighing devices
- peelingComing off in strips
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
dandruff · sloughing · delamination · spalling · lamination · scaly · papery · mica
biscuit
Small baked quick bread
- sconesSmall quick breads
- shortbreadButtery, crumbly biscuit
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
piecrust · gingersnap · cornbread · rusk · biscotti · granola · crumble · friable · tender · delicate
fickle
Erratically disloyal in affection
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- mercurialProne to sudden change
volatile · undependable · inconsistent · flighty · unpredictable · temperamental · whimsical · inconstant · unstable · changeable
croissant
Layered crescent-shaped pastry
- filoTissue-thin pastry dough
- phylloUltra-thin pastry dough
- mille-feuilleLayered puff pastry dessert
baklava · danish · strudel · vol-au-vent · tart · piecrust · galette · turnover · shortcrust · palmier
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
crisp · crunchy · shatterable · crackable · splintery · friable · tender · snappy · chippy
scales
Plates or weighing devices
exfoliation · dandruff · sloughing · delamination · spalling · lamination · scaly · papery · mica · rust