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cracky

cracky

8.7
Having many thin broken lines on the surface or describing someone slightly odd
  • adjective
  • /ˈkræki/
translation icon : agrietado
  • The old paint on the wall appeared cracky, with numerous fissures forming over time.

It doesn't make them look extra cracky or anything like that.

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Examples

  • My hands were just like all red and cracky from like just holding a paintbrush for so long and aches and it's horrible.

  • His cracky behavior often left his friends puzzled about his eccentric personality.

  • My under eyes looked cracky and just not.

  • Like it would look like seriously so cracky and gross.

  • Their faces and arms may be cracky.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • It doesn't make them look extra cracky or anything like that.

  • Cracky, crikey, cracky, crikey, crikey, crikey.

  • After spending hours in the dry weather, my skin felt cracky and uncomfortable.

Synonyms

loopy
vscracky
  • Informal
17 7.9

A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way

tends to describe physical fissures more often than unpredictability
flaky
vscracky
  • Informal
15 5.9

Being a bit strange in behavior or appearance

leans toward physical damage meaning rather than behaving oddly
crackbrained
vscracky
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Very foolish and not sensible or responsible

focuses on physical cracking rather than impractical thinking
crackly
vscracky
4.2

Having many small cracks on the surface, like old paint or dry mud

is mainly about having many fissures but can mean odd people
crackable
vscracky
5.1

Likely to form small breaks in its surface when under stress, heat, or age

refers to already showing many fissures rather than potential ones
brickly
vscracky
  • Archaic
9.9

Likely to break or crack easily

means having many visible fissures rather than just being brittle
cracked
vscracky
  • Offensive
7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is primarily physical but sometimes used for odd or eccentric people
flakey
vscracky
  • UK
8.1

Unusual in a way that people notice

is used more for objects with many fissures than for people
crackers
vscracky
  • UK
8.8

Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way

is a broader term mainly for physical fissures and occasional odd use
crackbrain
vscracky
  • Offensive
9.9

Very foolish and not likely to work, often about plans or ideas

refers more to visible damage than to bad ideas or plans

Antonyms

1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

How Cracked

shattered
1 4.8
broken
31 1.0
cracked
2.0
cracky
8.7
sound
58 2.3

Surface Forms

cracky positive

Morphology

cracky = crack (transparent) = crack + y

Meaning 'having cracks' is a straightforward adjectival formation from the noun 'crack' plus '-y'.

Etymology

Cracky comes from crack meaning 'a break' or a sharp sound and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So something cracky is 'full of cracks' and, by extension, can be a bit 'cracked' or odd.