sarky

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sarky

/sɑɹkiː/ US
/sɑːkiː/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ki

Where it comes from

From sarc (“sarcasm”) + -y.

adjective sarkier · sarkiest

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal Synonym of sarcastic. Why are you so sarky?
Similar: sarcastic

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@misc{sarky_2026,
  title = {sarky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}