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sarky

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sar·ky /ˈsɑːki $ ˈsɑːr-/ adjective British English informal  x-refsarcastic 讽刺的,挖苦的,嘲讽的
Examples from the Corpus
sarkyI thought she was being sarky about my bouquet but then I realized all the rooms were named after flowers.I parked behind it and prepared some sarky backchat if the owners turned out to be sightseers.It was, I thought, the last time that she would make sarky remarks about a fellow medium's performance.
Origin sarky (1900-2000) sarcastic
sar·ky adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus sarcastic


sarky
sarky /ˈsɑːki $ ˈsɑːr-/ adjective British English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: sarcastic
sarcastic


sarkyBrE /ˈsɑːki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɑːrki/ 🔊 adjective (sark·ier, sarki·est) (BrE, informal) = sarcastic