fluky
/fluky/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Resulting from or influenced by chance rather than planning or inherent qualities: Describes something that happens by a fortunate accident or a lucky stroke, often implying unpredictability.
- Unreliable or subject to sudden change: Describes something that is irregular, capricious, or not dependable.
Usage and Examples
- As an adjective:
- His victory was entirely fluky; he scored the winning goal with a lucky deflection.
- The weather has been very fluky this week, with sudden sunshine followed by heavy rain.
- Getting that job was a fluky opportunity that came from a chance meeting.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "a fluky wind": A wind that is gusty, shifting, and unpredictable.
- The sailors struggled with the fluky winds in the channel.
- The term often carries a slightly informal or colloquial tone and can imply that a positive outcome was not earned through skill or merit.
Variants and Related Words
- Fluke (noun): A stroke of luck; a chance occurrence, especially a fortunate one.
- Winning the lottery was a complete fluke.
- Flukey (adjective): An alternative spelling of "fluky".
- Flukily (adverb): In a fluky manner; by chance.
- He flukily discovered the error.
Synonyms
- Chance: Occurring by accident.
- Fortuitous: Happening by a lucky chance.
- Iffy: Uncertain or doubtful.
- Chancy: Involving risk or uncertainty.
Antonyms
- Predictable: Able to be foreseen.
- Reliable: Consistently good in quality or performance.
- Certain: Known for sure; established beyond doubt.
Idioms and Phrases
- A fluky shot/win: A success achieved more by luck than by skill.
- The tennis player admitted his match point was a fluky shot that clipped the net.
Adjective
- subject to accident or chance or change
- a chancy appeal at best
- getting that job was definitely fluky
- a fluky wind
- an iffy proposition