fluk·y

[floo-kee]
adjective, fluk·i·er, fluk·i·est.
1.
obtained by chance rather than skill.
2.
uncertain, as a wind.

Origin:
1865–70; fluke2 + y1

fluk·i·ness, noun
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fluky or flukey (ˈfluːkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , flukier, flukiest
1.  done or gained by an accident, esp a lucky one
2.  variable; uncertain: fluky weather
 
flukey or flukey
 
adj
 
'flukiness or flukey
 
n

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The wind was getting light and inclined to be fluky, and the race was becoming slower.
Moreover, a bigger playoff pool increases the odds of fluky results.
He follows up fluky breakout games with disappointing production the next week.
By some fluky coincidence, there is almost always a light following wind at the start of races over this course.
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