sharky

English

Etymology

From shark +‎ -y.

Adjective

sharky (comparative more sharky, superlative most sharky)

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a shark.

   Synonym: sharkish

   • 2004, Jay Verney, Percussion, page 137:

     He smiled a sharky smile.

   • 2009 March 19, Lawrence Downes, “Notes From the Immigration Battlefield”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     They wanted to denounce the raids as a cruel misuse of crime-fighting resources — fishing for minnows instead of sharky predators.