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Flawy vs Flay - What's the difference?

flawy | flay |

As an adjective flawy

is full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.

As a verb flay is

to cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening) or flay can be to strip skin off.

As a noun flay is

a fright; a scare.

flawy

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.
    • (Johnson)
  • Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.
    • (Webster 1913)

    flay

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flayen, flaien, fleien, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Yorkshire) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
  • To frighten; scare; terrify.
  • To be fear-stricken.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fright; a scare.
  • Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) flean from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • to strip skin off
  • to lash
    • Synonyms
    * (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin

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