Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarky

/sɑɹkiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: sarky
IPA: /sɑɹkiː/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of sarcastic.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Why are you so sarky?"
"Zilch at the bookshop. The little fat one wasn't backstage at all. The thin sarky one briefly, but he was with Colin Smy all the time."
"Full of Coxon's trademark sarky lyricism, this 14-track concept album celebrates and laments the bittersweet nature of love, avoiding being dull or mawkish by being so gorgeous and satisfyingly coherent."
"It would seem that during his Bournemouth team’s recent 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United, referee Jon Moss gave the hosts some “soft fouls” and made “little sarky comments” that “didn’t help”."

Etymology

From sarc (“sarcasm”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sarc

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɑɹkiː/
British English: /sɑːkiː/

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

sarkier (comparative) sarkiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

sarkily sarkiness

Synonyms

sarcastic

Rhymes With

khaki sparky snarky sharkey malarkey arche parky barky arkie darkey

Questions

How do you pronounce sarky?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɑɹkiː/.
What does sarky mean?: Synonym of sarcastic.
Where does sarky come from?: From sarc (“sarcasm”) + -y.

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