unflakiness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unflaky +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

unflakiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being unflaky.
    • 1997, Mary Anne Wilson, Mr. Wrong!, page 98:
      As he made the turn, he asked, "So how did you go about achieving this degree of unflakiness?"
    • 2000, Gail Scott, Robert Glück, Camille Roy, Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative, page 115:
      It's a performance technique, obviously, but it's also a writing technique, and sometimes – people who know me will attest to my absolute unflakiness, so don't take this the wrong way – sometimes it borders on being a kind of spiritual technique for me.