- a variation of flaky.
flakey
Example Sentences
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Occasionally flakey across the top three, with their strongest batters at four and five.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
This species has become increasingly popular among American chefs, proving versatile in dishes with a meaty yet flakey texture.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 6, 2023
You want big butter chunks in your crust: It helps create a flakey effect, as well as adding delicious buttery hits of flavor!
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The temperature of the dough is crucial in getting a nice, flakey crust.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2021
Then he lifted the stone into its place, poor, and loose-grained, and flakey as it was, covered it over with mortar, and went on with his work.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
