larky

English

Etymology

From lark +‎ -y.

Adjective

larky (comparative larkier, superlative larkiest)

1. Playful.
   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:

     You fancy yourself a larky buck, but there's alchemy between Jocasta and I you cannot begin to fathom. She'll fall out of love with you the moment you threaten us.

   • 2009 February 8, “Quotes of the week ...”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     This is Mr Wilson being larky, by the way.

   • 2015 November 16, Duncan Campbell, “Cynthia Payne obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The 1987 film Personal Services, directed by Terry Jones and starring Julie Walters as “Christine Painter”, concentrated on the larky nature of her career.

Anagrams

• Karly, Kraly