flakey
4.1
Something that breaks into thin, flat pieces, like old paint or pastry
- adjective
- /ˈfleɪki/
- UK
:
hojoso
- She brushed the flakey pastry with egg wash to give it a golden color.
It's like a cheese straw, flakey, cheesy.
- It's like a cheese straw, flakey, cheesy.
- Do you mean only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate?
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Examples
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It's like a cheese straw, flakey, cheesy.
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The pastry chef made a delicious flakey crust for the apple pie.
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After baking, the bread had a flakey texture that was perfect for topping with butter.
Synonyms
flaky
vsflakey
14
3.2
Breaking into small thin pieces like dried paint or pastry
is the single-word spelling variant of the same sense
crumbly
vsflakey
7
3.0
Easily breaks into small pieces when touched
forms thin flat pieces rather than tiny crumblike bits
2
8.9
Easily broken into small pieces or powder
describes thin flat pieces that separate as layers not powder
slivery
vsflakey
7.7
Having many thin, sharp pieces like small bits of wood that can prick the skin
is about flat thin pieces rather than narrow sharp shards
shattery
vsflakey
9.1
Breaks easily into small pieces
is about forming thin flat layers rather than general brittleness
crumply
vsflakey
5.9
Having a crisp, crumbly texture that breaks easily
is about thin flat pieces rather than food crispness
Antonyms
How Flaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flakey comes from the simple word flake, which means a 'thin, flat piece' that can come off a surface. So flakey describes something that easily breaks into little thin pieces or has a surface of flakes.