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sarkily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sark-i-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of sarcastically, in a sarky manner.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

From sarky + -ly. Equivalent to a clipping of sarcastically.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sarkily (comparative) most sarkily (superlative)

Synonyms

sarcastically in a sarky manner

Questions

What does sarkily mean?
Synonym of sarcastically, in a sarky manner.
Where does sarkily come from?
From sarky + -ly. Equivalent to a clipping of sarcastically.

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