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单词 fluky
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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

fluid ounce, fluid pressure, fluidrachm, fluke, flukey, fluky, flumadiddle, flume, flummery, flummox, flump
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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; uncertainfluky weather

Derived forms of fluky

flukiness, noun
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