hilseilevä — meaning in English

English meaning

• flaky adjective Made up of thin, loose layers that easily break apart.

Senses

hilseilevä is used for these senses in English:

• flaky Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
• scurfy Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.

flaky — full definition

1. adjective Made up of thin, loose layers that easily break apart.
2. adjective Unreliable, especially about keeping plans or commitments.
3. adjective Working only inconsistently, especially describing a device, connection, or system.

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