sarky
See also: särky
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ki
Adjective
[edit]sarky (comparative sarkier, superlative sarkiest)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, 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”.