fluky

UK: /ˈfluːkɪ/ US: (flo̅o̅′kē)

Inflections of 'fluky' (adj):

flukier

adj comparative

flukiest

adj superlative

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fluk•y  (flo̅o̅′kē), adj., fluk•i•er, fluk•i•est. 

1. obtained by chance rather than skill.
2. uncertain, as a wind.

• fluke² + y¹ 1865–70

fluk′i•ness, n. 

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fluky, flukey / ˈfluːkɪ/ adjective (flukier, flukiest)

1. done or gained by an accident, esp a lucky one
2. variable; uncertain

ˈflukiness noun

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fluke¹ /fluk/   n. [countable]

1. Nautical, Naval Terms the part of an anchor that catches in the ground.
2. the barbed head of a harpoon, spear, arrow, etc.
3. Zoology either half of the triangular tail of a whale.

fluke² /fluk/   n. [countable]

1. a stroke of luck:
   I got the job by a fluke.

fluk•ey, fluk•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. 

fluke³ /fluk/   n. [countable]

1. Fish any of several American flounders of the Atlantic Ocean.

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fluke¹  (flo̅o̅k), n. 

1. Nautical, Naval Terms the part of an anchor that catches in the ground, esp. the flat triangular piece at the end of each arm. See diag. under anchor. 
2. a barb, or the barbed head, of a harpoon, spear, arrow, or the like.
3. Zoology either half of the triangular tail of a whale.

• perh. special use of fluke³ 1555–65

fluke²  (flo̅o̅k), n. 

1. an accidental advantage;
   stroke of good luck:
   He got the job by a fluke.
2. an accident or chance happening.
3. an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards.

• 1855–60; of obscure origin, originally; compare dialect, dialectal fluke a guess

fluke³  (flo̅o̅k), n. 

1. Fish any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, esp. P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Fish any of various other flatfishes.
3. Invertebrates a trematode.

• bef. 900; Middle English flok(e), fluke, Old English flōc; cognate with Old Norse flōki; compare Old High German flah flat (German flach)

fluke′less, adj.