Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

larky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: larky
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Bit of a card this Mr Willie Wich from what I hear. Old party keeps him in pretty tight by all accounts. Larky; girls."
"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."
"This is Mr Wilson being larky, by the way."
"The 1987 film Personal Services, directed by Terry Jones and starring Julie Walters as “Christine Painter”, concentrated on the larky nature of her career."

Etymology

From lark + -y.

Inflected Forms

larkier (comparative) larkiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

larkily larkiness

Questions

What does larky mean?: Playful.
Where does larky come from?: From lark + -y.

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