Transcription
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- [spahr-kee]
- /ˈspɑr ki/
- /ˈspɑː.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahr-kee]
- /ˈspɑr ki/
Definitions of sparky word
- adjective sparky emitting or producing sparks. 1
- adjective sparky animated; lively: a sparky personality. 1
- adjective sparky lively 1
- adjective sparky Sparky people or events are lively and entertaining. 0
- adjective sparky lively; vivacious; spirited 0
- adjective sparky giving off sparks 0
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Origin of sparky
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; spark1 + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sparky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sparky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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".
sparky usage trend in Literature
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