"flukey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfluːki/ Forms: more flukey [comparative], most flukey [superlative], fluky [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːki Etymology: Etymology tree English fluke English -y English flukey From fluke + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|fluke|-y|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English fluke English -y English flukey From fluke + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj}} flukey (comparative more flukey, superlative most flukey)
  1. Lucky. Synonyms (lucky): jammy
    Sense id: en-flukey-en-adj-pUvYaeMz Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'lucky': 99 1
  2. Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes. Translations (unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes): переменчивый (peremenčivyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-flukey-en-adj-HqprXLFC Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fluke

Alternative forms

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