flaky
/ˈfleɪkiː/adj
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
2
Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
3
Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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