fluky

[ floo-kee ]
/ ˈflu ki /
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adjective, fluk·i·er, fluk·i·est.

obtained by chance rather than skill.
uncertain, as a wind.

Origin of fluky

First recorded in 1865–70; fluke2 + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM fluky

fluk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby fluky

fluidize, fluidized bed, fluidrachm, fluke, flukey, fluky, flumadiddle, flume, flummery, flummox, flump

Words related to fluky

accidental, casual, chancy, coincidental, contingent, fortuitous, incalculable, incidental, lucky, odd, uncertain, variable

Example sentences from the Web for fluky

  • I went to school in the Murray Ranges, and carried salt to fluky sheep.

    A Tramp's Notebook |Morley Roberts

  • He survived an over from de Freece, and hit a fast change bowler who had been put on at the other end for a couple of fluky fours.

    Mike |P. G. Wodehouse

  • We got under way soon after breakfast, but the wind was fluky and we drifted rather than sailed.

    A Floating Home |Cyril Ionides

British Dictionary definitions for fluky

fluky

flukey

/ (ˈfluːkɪ) /

adjective flukier or flukiest informal

done or gained by an accident, esp a lucky one
variable; uncertain fluky weather

Derived forms of fluky

flukiness, noun