snarky

snark·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [snahr-kee]
- /ˈsnɑr ki/
- /ˈsnɑː.ki/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snahr-kee]
- /ˈsnɑr ki/

Definitions of snarky word

adjective snarky testy or irritable; short. 1
adjective snarky having a rudely critical tone or manner: snarky humor. 1
adjective snarky snidely critical 1
adjective snarky unpleasant and scornful 0
adjective snarky touchy, short-tempered, irritable, etc. 0

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Parts of speech for Snarky

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snarky

snarky popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

snarky usage trend in Literature

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