SARKY

Meaning of SARKY in English

/ ˈsɑːki; NAmE ˈsɑːrki/ adjective

( sark·ier , sarki·est ) ( BrE , informal ) = sarcastic

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: abbreviation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SARKY — /sahr"kee/ , adj. Brit. Slang. sarcastic. [ by shortening and alter. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SARKY — adj. sarcastic, caustic, derisive, ironic, satirical (British Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SARKY — ■ adjective ( sarkier , sarkiest ) Brit. informal sarcastic. Derivatives sarkily adverb sarkiness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
SARKY — sark|y BrE AmE ˈsɑːk |i AmE ˈsɑːrk |i ▷ sark|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ sark|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SARKY — sar ‧ ky /ˈsɑːki $ ˈsɑːr-/ BrE AmE adjective British English informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: sarcastic ] ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SARKY — adj. (sarkier, sarkiest) Brit. sl. sarcastic. øøsarkily adv. sarkiness n. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SARKY — adj. (sarkier, sarkiest) Brit. sl. sarcastic. sarkily adv. sarkiness n. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SARKY — adj. (sarkier, sarkiest) Brit. sl. sarcastic. Derivatives: sarkily adv. sarkiness n. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
SARKY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I parked behind it and prepared some sarky backchat if the owners turned out to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SARKY — [adjective] -ier, -iest [UK and ANZ] [informal] - sarcastic, see at sarcasm"That's enough of your sarky comments," she said.
Cambridge English vocab
SARKY — Adj. Abb. of sarcastic.
Slang English vocab
SARKY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerb, acerbic, archilochian, caustic, corrosive
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SARKY — adjective Synonyms: sarcastic , acerb, acerbic, archilochian, caustic, corrosive
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SARKY — (разговорное) саркастический, насмешливый, язвительный, колкий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SARKY — разг. см. sarcastical
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SARKY — разг. см. sarcastical
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SARKY — разг. см. sarcastical
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SARKY — (разговорное) саркастический, насмешливый, язвительный, колкий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SARCASTIC — / sɑːˈkæstɪk; NAmE sɑːrˈk-/ (also BrE informal sarky ) adjective showing or expressing sarcasm : sarcastic comments a sarcastic manner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKCHAT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I parked behind it and prepared some sarky backchat if the owners turned out to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SARCASTIC — [UK and ANZ] [informal] sarky [adjective]a sarcastic person/commentAre you being sarcastic?She has a sarcastic tongue (= She is sarcastic).
Cambridge English vocab
SARCASTIC — adj. Function: adjective marked by, expressive of, or given to sarcasm FF1C; a critic noted for his sarcastic comments on …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CORROSIVE — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerb, acerbic, archilochian, caustic, ||sarky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CAUSTIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 marked by sharp and often witty incisiveness FF1C; a caustic critic FF1E; Synonyms: mordacious, mordant, salty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ARCHILOCHIAN — Function: adjective Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerb, acerbic, caustic, corrosive, ||sarky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ACERBIC — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SOUR 1, acerb, acetose, acid, acidulous, dry, tart 2 Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerb, archilochian, caustic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ACERB — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: SOUR 1, acerbic, acetose, acid, acidulous, dry, tart 2 Synonyms: SARCASTIC , acerbic, archilochian, caustic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SARCASTIC — adjective marked by, expressive of, or given to sarcasm a critic noted for his sarcastic comments on actors' performances Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CORROSIVE — adjective Synonyms: sarcastic , acerb, acerbic, archilochian, caustic, ||sarky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CAUSTIC — adjective 1. marked by sharp and often witty incisiveness a caustic critic Synonyms: mordacious, mordant, salty, scathing, trenchant; compare sarcastic …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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