breaky

English

Etymology 1

From break +‎ -y; or alternatively, a clipping of breaking (compare movie from moving picture).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪki/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪki

Adjective

breaky (comparative breakier or more breaky, superlative breakiest or most breaky)

1. Easily broken.

   my achy breaky heart

Etymology 2

Clipping of breakfast +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛki/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛki

Noun

breaky (countable and uncountable, plural breakies)

1. Alternative spelling of brekkie.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brekkie.

Anagrams

• Barkey, bakery, kebyar