sarkyadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɑːki/, U.S.

/ˈsɑrki/

Etymology: < abbreviation of sarcastic adj. + -y suffix¹: compare sarc n.

colloquial.

Sarcastic. (Widely used amongst schoolchildren.) Also in combinations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective]

satiric1509

satirien1509

satiricala1529

ironical1536

dry1542

Lucianical1561

satirial1579

sardonian1586

ironized1596

sarcasmical1602

ironic1614

Sardinian?1615

sardoin1633

sardonic1638

sarcastical1641

sardan1649

sarcasmous1663

sarcastic1695

witty1700

sarcasmatical1716

caustic1771

nippit1808

Lucianic1820

sardonican1837

quippy1859

sardonical1859

quipsome1881

sarky1912

Lucianesque1969

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adjective]

dry1542

sarcasmical1602

sarcastical1641

sarcasmous1663

sarcastic1695

sarcasmatical1716

nippy1859

sarky1912

1912 D. H. Lawrence Let. 1 Feb. (1962) I. 97 Why are you so sarky?

1924 H. de Sélincourt Cricket Match iii. 46 He says it sarky-like and sneering.

1930 Diary of Public School Girl 76 Made some currant buns. Bob very sarky about them.

1949 E. Taylor Wreath of Roses vii. 107 She's funny with Ernie, very sarky sometimes the way she answers him back.

1958 C. Watson Coffin scarcely Used iii. 25 The bland and (he had heard) ‘sarky’ inspector.

1977 ‘J. Bell’ Such Nice Client xvi. 161 You needn't be sarky, I've never refused you.

Derivatives

ˈsarkily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adverb]

dryly1430

ironiously1532

ironically1535

satirically1590

Lucianically1592

sarcastically1647

sarcasmically1658

sarcasmatically1716

sardonically1842

caustically1850

to put, or speak with, one's tongue in one's cheek1928

sarkily1967

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adverb]

dryly1430

sarcastically1647

sarcasmically1658

sarcasmatically1716

sarkily1967

1967 M. Waddell Otley Pursued xv. 139 ‘Eating it would have been bad for your digestion, I suppose,’ she said sarkily.

ˈsarkiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > quality of

satiricalnessa1661

sarcasticalness1710

causticity1785

quipsomeness1881

sarcasticness1903

sardonicism1928

sardony1935

sarkiness1965

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [noun] > quality of

sarcasticalness1710

sarcasticness1903

sarkiness1965

1965 New Statesman 30 July 163/1 John's saturnine profile, George's sarkiness, Paul's ageing chorister naughtiness and Ringo's deadpan outsider appeal are well brought out by David Watkin's restless camera.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sarky
释义	sarkyadj. Brit. /ˈsɑːki/, U.S. /ˈsɑrki/ Etymology: < abbreviation of sarcastic adj. + -y suffix¹: compare sarc n. colloquial. Sarcastic. (Widely used amongst schoolchildren.) Also in combinations. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adjective] satiric1509 satirien1509 satiricala1529 ironical1536 dry1542 Lucianical1561 satirial1579 sardonian1586 ironized1596 sarcasmical1602 ironic1614 Sardinian?1615 sardoin1633 sardonic1638 sarcastical1641 sardan1649 sarcasmous1663 sarcastic1695 witty1700 sarcasmatical1716 caustic1771 nippit1808 Lucianic1820 sardonican1837 quippy1859 sardonical1859 quipsome1881 sarky1912 Lucianesque1969 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adjective] dry1542 sarcasmical1602 sarcastical1641 sarcasmous1663 sarcastic1695 sarcasmatical1716 nippy1859 sarky1912 1912 D. H. Lawrence Let. 1 Feb. (1962) I. 97 Why are you so sarky? 1924 H. de Sélincourt Cricket Match iii. 46 He says it sarky-like and sneering. 1930 Diary of Public School Girl 76 Made some currant buns. Bob very sarky about them. 1949 E. Taylor Wreath of Roses vii. 107 She's funny with Ernie, very sarky sometimes the way she answers him back. 1958 C. Watson Coffin scarcely Used iii. 25 The bland and (he had heard) ‘sarky’ inspector. 1977 ‘J. Bell’ Such Nice Client xvi. 161 You needn't be sarky, I've never refused you. Derivatives ˈsarkily adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [adverb] dryly1430 ironiously1532 ironically1535 satirically1590 Lucianically1592 sarcastically1647 sarcasmically1658 sarcasmatically1716 sardonically1842 caustically1850 to put, or speak with, one's tongue in one's cheek1928 sarkily1967 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [adverb] dryly1430 sarcastically1647 sarcasmically1658 sarcasmatically1716 sarkily1967 1967 M. Waddell Otley Pursued xv. 139 ‘Eating it would have been bad for your digestion, I suppose,’ she said sarkily. ˈsarkiness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > [noun] > quality of satiricalnessa1661 sarcasticalness1710 causticity1785 quipsomeness1881 sarcasticness1903 sardonicism1928 sardony1935 sarkiness1965 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > sarcasm > [noun] > quality of sarcasticalness1710 sarcasticness1903 sarkiness1965 1965 New Statesman 30 July 163/1 John's saturnine profile, George's sarkiness, Paul's ageing chorister naughtiness and Ringo's deadpan outsider appeal are well brought out by David Watkin's restless camera. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1912
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