narky
/ˈnɑːki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The war had made Stan narkier than ever."
- "2003, Justine Larbalestier, A Buffy Confession, Glenn Yeffeth (editor), Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, US, page 83, I′m now one of those people I used to defend the show against. There is no one more bitter than an ex-true believer. Color me narky and picky."
- "It was a special request and Mrs. Fleming had to do it all on the spot, so that′s made her even more narky than usual."
- "Foolishly, I went to the National Right dinner last night. What a narky, miserable bunch of sods."
- "I had to endure the narkiest taxi driver complaining about ‘Foreign lads takin′ taxi plates’, who then managed to test my patience even more by leaving me a good walk from Parker′s apartment block."
- "2008, Claudia Carroll, Do You Want to Know a Secret?, Random House, UK, unnumbered page, Age is definitely making me narkier. The only difference between me and my moany Auntie Maisie is a plaid shopping trolley and a tracheotomy."
Etymology
From nark + -y.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈnɑːki/
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage
- Slang