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Breaking or separating easily into flakes

Consisting of flakes or scales

Not able to be trusted or relied on

Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

Not having a sound state of mind

Having or demonstrating a lack of intellect

Lacking in competence

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Breaking or separating easily into flakes

flakey^US

pulverized^US

pulverised^UK

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“Consider, for instance, the iterative geometric process of creating flaky pastry dough.”

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Consisting of flakes or scales

flakey^US

“Aloe Vera helps in reducing redness, flaky skin, and inflammation if applied daily.”

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Not able to be trusted or relied on

“Nothing worked, least of all the pressure on the general, who seemed to become ever more flaky as the crisis developed.”

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Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way

flakey^US

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

specialised^UK

specialized^US

never to be forgotten

customized^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

customised^UK

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Not having a sound state of mind

flakey^US

away with the fairies

round the bend

irrational

mad as a March hare

not the full shilling

not quite right in the head

not right in the head

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have bats in the belfry

not in your right mind

not of sound mind

severely mentally ill

a few cards shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

one card shy of a full deck

deprived of one's wits

having kangaroos in the top paddock

severely mentally disordered

bemused

two sandwiches short of a picnic

one sandwich short of a picnic

as mad as a March hare

as mad as a hatter

maladjusted

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

at the end of your tether

at wits' end

not knowing what to do with oneself

like a chicken with its head cut off

driven to distraction

in a fit

out of one's wits

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Having or demonstrating a lack of intellect

flakey^US

dead from the neck up

as thick as two short planks

thick-skulled

not intelligent

thick as two short planks

dunce-like

not the full shilling

not the sharpest tool in the box

not the sharpest tool in the shed

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

dumb as a box of rocks

dumb as a bag of hammers

stupidly irresponsible

devoid of intelligence

beyond the bounds of possibility

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Lacking in competence

flakey^US

unable to do something for toffee

leaving much to be desired

all fingers and thumbs

having two left hands

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something

labored^US

laboured^UK

ill-judged

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

like a bull in a china shop

up creek without paddle

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

to no avail

no-go

not effective

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