fluky
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈfluːki/
- Informal
:
fortuito
- Berry can use his speed to his (and the team's) advantage once he reaches base, but once his fluky first-month BABIP calmed down, he found it very difficult to get on base in the first place.
And this was such a fluky thing, that White Lotus.
- And this was such a fluky thing, that White Lotus.
- The only hope we've got is some sort of fluky set piece.
Examples
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Her success in the competition felt fluky, as she had not prepared as much as the others.
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Any one game can be decided by the fluky nature of baseball and does very little to demonstrate which team is actually better.
Blog text (17) -
The only hope we've got is some sort of fluky set piece.
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And there's nothing fluky about it.
Blog text (5) -
The power he showed in the regular season may be somewhat fluky, though, as Lil' Carp smacked seven triples in his 340 PAs.
Blog text (19) -
I can't tell where there's a thematic reason for it or if it's just one of those fluky things, but this episode is a real bonanza of meaningless celebrity voice cameos.
Blog text (31) -
Sometimes, a fluky turn of events can lead to unexpected opportunities.
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Winning the lottery was a fluky occurrence that changed his life forever.
Synonyms
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8.1
Not certain or reliable
3
6.9
Not certain and likely to be risky
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6.9
Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck
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8.7
Happens by luck, not by skill
Antonyms
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fluky comes from the older word fluke, which meant 'a lucky or unexpected success'. So, if something is fluky, it happened by chance or luck rather than by careful planning.