adj
Meaning 1
Lucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
flukey
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/ˈfluːki/
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rhymes with -uːki
adj
Meaning 2
Unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We would have got to Spain already if it wasn't for the flukey wind.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
subject to accident or chance or change
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a chancy appeal at best
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- a fluky wind
- an iffy proposition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chancy, fluky, iffy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fluke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flukey From fluke + -y.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: переменчивый (peremenčivyj) — unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes