Flukey (Adjective)
Meaning
Subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- The golfer's winning shot was considered fluky by many observers.
- Her promotion to manager was seen by some as a fluky result of office politics.
- The hikers' decision to take a shortcut was a notoriously fluky move.
- Getting tickets to the sold-out concert was definitely a fluky stroke of luck.
- The storm's unusual trajectory was attributed to a fluky combination of weather patterns.