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- 'fluk·ey || fluËkɪ adj. subject to accident; chancy, uncertain; iffy; gained through luck and not skill (Slang) 'fluk·y || fluËkɪ adj. chancy, uncertain; gained through luck and not skill (Slang)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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flukey — adjective subject to accident or chance or change a chancy appeal at best getting that job was definitely fluky a fluky wind an iffy proposition • Syn: ↑chancy, ↑fluky, ↑iffy … Useful english dictionary
fluky — also flukey adjective (flukier; est) Date: 1867 1. happening by or depending on chance 2. being unsteady or uncertain used especially of wind … New Collegiate Dictionary
flukey — /flooh kee/, adj., flukier, flukiest. fluky. * * * … Universalium
fluky — flukiness, n. /flooh kee/, adj., flukier, flukiest. 1. obtained by chance rather than skill. 2. uncertain, as a wind. [1865 70; FLUKE2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
fluke — UK [fluːk] / US [fluk] noun [countable] Word forms fluke : singular fluke plural flukes informal something that happens unexpectedly because of an accident or good luck I think their last win was just a fluke. Derived word: fluky adjective Word… … English dictionary
fluky — /ˈfluki/ (say floohkee) adjective (flukier, flukiest) 1. Colloquial obtained by chance rather than skill. 2. uncertain, as a wind. Also, flukey. {fluke2 + y1} –flukiness, noun …
fluky — [flo͞o′kē] adj. flukier, flukiest [< FLUKE3] Informal 1. resulting from chance rather than skill or design; lucky 2. constantly changing; uncertain; fitful [a fluky breeze] flukiness n … English World dictionary
fluky — adj. (flukier, flukiest) of the nature of a fluke; obtained more by chance than skill. Derivatives: flukily adv. flukiness n … Useful english dictionary
