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flaky

flaky (comparative flakier, superlative flakiest)

1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
2. (UK, informal) Working only on an intermittent basis; unreliable
   • 2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, BBC Sport:

     Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his sides lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks 10m line.

3. (US, informal) Unreliable; intermittent or eccentric.

   I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.

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