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flaky

adjective as in eccentric

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“Nestled in a flaky, buttery crust, the cinnamon-spiced, diced apple filling is topped with a brown sugar crumble and baked to a golden brown,” TJ’s describes.

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We made great friends with our new neighbors, one of whom is an actor and not in the least bit flaky.

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Biscuit dough felt too stodgy; puff pastry and its flakier cousins had the right spirit, but they collapsed under pressure.

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Chelsea need the result more, and they also have a much better record in this fixture, but their home defeat against Sunderland was another example of how flaky they are at the moment.

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The crust is flaky and buttery, golden at the edges, and tender enough to yield with a satisfying snap when you bite in.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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