flukyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈfluːki/, U.S.

/ˈfluki/

Forms: Also 1800s flukey.

Etymology: < fluke n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Infested with flukes; pertaining to an animal infested with flukes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of animals generally > [adjective] > parasitic

fluky1855

ichneumoned1897

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 60 Fluked or Fluky, worm-eaten, or rather when the worm holes channel or flow into each other.

1874 ‘C. King’ Ion Duan (Melbourne) lxv. 25 Regardless of flukey meat and damper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

flukyadj.³

Brit.

/ˈfluːki/, U.S.

/ˈfluki/

Forms: Also flukey.

Etymology: < fluke n.³ + -y suffix¹.

1. Of the nature of a fluke or lucky chance; obtained by chance rather than by skill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > of the nature of good fortune > as opposed to skill

fluky1867

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > winning > by nature of luck

fluky1867

1867 Australasian 2 Mar. 268/1 Cosstick..playing a very flukey innings.

1879 Sat. Rev. 5 July 21 There was some flukey hitting off Mr. Steele.

1881 Standard 8 July 6/1 Lascelles scored a fluky two in the slips.

1886 G. B. Smith Prime Ministers 310 The ministry..sustained an actual but fluky defeat.

1893 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 June 5/2 The result..is a capital example of the flukey nature of the game.

2. Uncertain; favouring unexpected results.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard

uncertain1303

casualc1460

haphazard1576

roving1577

hazardous1585

chanceful1594

firmless1605

random1655

temerarious1660

aleatory1693

contingent1703

unlawed1789

by the way1846

chancy1860

fluky1880

hitty-missy1885

perchance1891

happenchance1905

happenstance1905

willy-nilly1933

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable

contingentc1400

casualc1460

whimsical1654

precarious1687

ambiguous1759

incalculable1796

uncalculable1848

chancy1860

impredicable1864

fluky1880

aleatoric1921

contingency1931

iffy1937

1880 Daily Tel. 7 Sept. There are the fluky days, when the best of the breeze brings all the stern boats up to you.

1882 Sat. Rev. 54 706 A very fluky etymology.

1894 Times 16 Apr. 10/3 The Britannia..beating Oretta and Valkyrie I. hull down in very fluky winds.

Derivatives

ˈflukily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly > non-randomly

flukily1881

non-randomly1942

1881 Daily News 22 June 2/7 He had played very flukily.

ˈflukiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > haphazardness or randomness

catch as catch cana1393

die1548

hazard1548

random1565

haphazard1569

chance-medley1583

lay1584

lottery1593

haphazarding1787

randomness1803

haphazardness1857

happy-go-luckiness1866

chanciness1870

flukiness1888

haphazardry1910

randomicity1936

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability

casualty1503

contingency1635

accidentalness1648

accidentality1651

uncalculableness1831

incalculableness1864

incalculability1873

unpredictability1878

flukiness1888

impredicability1906

1888 Daily News 7 July 6/5 When all has been said..as to the flukiness of cricket on wet wickets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fluky
释义	flukyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈfluːki/, U.S. /ˈfluki/ Forms: Also 1800s flukey. Etymology: < fluke n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Infested with flukes; pertaining to an animal infested with flukes. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of animals generally > [adjective] > parasitic fluky1855 ichneumoned1897 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 60 Fluked or Fluky, worm-eaten, or rather when the worm holes channel or flow into each other. 1874 ‘C. King’ Ion Duan (Melbourne) lxv. 25 Regardless of flukey meat and damper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flukyadj.² Brit. /ˈfluːki/, U.S. /ˈfluki/ Forms: In 1700s flooky. Etymology: < fluke n.² + -y suffix¹. rare. Of an anchor: Having flukes. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [adjective] > attributes of anchor unstocked1388 fluky1718 fluked1831 stockless1886 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia 81 No loud-mouth'd Voices call..To heave the flooky Anchors from the Sand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). flukyadj.³ Brit. /ˈfluːki/, U.S. /ˈfluki/ Forms: Also flukey. Etymology: < fluke n.³ + -y suffix¹. 1. Of the nature of a fluke or lucky chance; obtained by chance rather than by skill. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > of the nature of good fortune > as opposed to skill fluky1867 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > winning > by nature of luck fluky1867 1867 Australasian 2 Mar. 268/1 Cosstick..playing a very flukey innings. 1879 Sat. Rev. 5 July 21 There was some flukey hitting off Mr. Steele. 1881 Standard 8 July 6/1 Lascelles scored a fluky two in the slips. 1886 G. B. Smith Prime Ministers 310 The ministry..sustained an actual but fluky defeat. 1893 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 June 5/2 The result..is a capital example of the flukey nature of the game. 2. Uncertain; favouring unexpected results. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard uncertain1303 casualc1460 haphazard1576 roving1577 hazardous1585 chanceful1594 firmless1605 random1655 temerarious1660 aleatory1693 contingent1703 unlawed1789 by the way1846 chancy1860 fluky1880 hitty-missy1885 perchance1891 happenchance1905 happenstance1905 willy-nilly1933 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [adjective] > unpredictable contingentc1400 casualc1460 whimsical1654 precarious1687 ambiguous1759 incalculable1796 uncalculable1848 chancy1860 impredicable1864 fluky1880 aleatoric1921 contingency1931 iffy1937 1880 Daily Tel. 7 Sept. There are the fluky days, when the best of the breeze brings all the stern boats up to you. 1882 Sat. Rev. 54 706 A very fluky etymology. 1894 Times 16 Apr. 10/3 The Britannia..beating Oretta and Valkyrie I. hull down in very fluky winds. Derivatives ˈflukily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly > non-randomly flukily1881 non-randomly1942 1881 Daily News 22 June 2/7 He had played very flukily. ˈflukiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > haphazardness or randomness catch as catch cana1393 die1548 hazard1548 random1565 haphazard1569 chance-medley1583 lay1584 lottery1593 haphazarding1787 randomness1803 haphazardness1857 happy-go-luckiness1866 chanciness1870 flukiness1888 haphazardry1910 randomicity1936 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > unreliability > [noun] > unpredictability casualty1503 contingency1635 accidentalness1648 accidentality1651 uncalculableness1831 incalculableness1864 incalculability1873 unpredictability1878 flukiness1888 impredicability1906 1888 Daily News 7 July 6/5 When all has been said..as to the flukiness of cricket on wet wickets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1855adj.²1718adj.³1867
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