flaky

adjective (1)

\ ˈflā-kē

variants: or less commonly flakey

flakier; flakiest

Definition of flaky

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : consisting of flakes flaky snow

2 : tending to flake a flaky crust

flaky

adjective (2)

flakier; flakiest

Definition of flaky (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat, wacky has some flaky ideas He's nice, but a bit flaky.

2 informal : not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable a flaky mechanism You'll want to make sure that all the technology tools you need to effectively and efficiently serve clients are in full working order and that you won't need to worry about wasting time and money fixing broken hardware or flaky software. —Henry B. Chace … digital crutches trump face-to-face talking (even phone calls), encouraging people to be flaky and evasive … —Charlotte Liberman