sarky

See also: särky

English

Etymology

Clipping of sarcastic +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki

Adjective

sarky (comparative sarkier, superlative sarkiest)

1. (UK, informal) Sarcastic.
   • 2006 February 19, Nosheen Iqbal, “Graham Coxon, Love Travels at Illegal Speeds”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     Full of Coxon's trademark sarky lyricism, this 14-track concept album celebrates and laments the bittersweet nature of love, avoiding being dull or mawkish by being so gorgeous and satisfyingly coherent.

   • 2020 February 12, Scott Murray, “Dan Gosling, Jon Moss and breath-freshening hard candy”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     It would seem that during his Bournemouth team’s recent 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United, referee Jon Moss gave the hosts some “soft fouls” and made “little sarky comments” that “didn’t help”.

Synonyms

• sarcastic
• snarky

Derived terms

• sarkiness

Anagrams

• Karys, Krays, Kysar, karsy, krays, yarks