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narky

UK/ˈnɑːki/

narky adjective: irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.

Adjective

narky (comparative narkier, superlative narkiest)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, UK, slang) Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
    • The war had made Stan narkier than ever.1995, Linda Grant, The Cast Iron Shore, Granta, published 1998, page 61
    • I′m now one of those people I used to defend the show against. There is no one more bitter than an ex-true believer. Color me narky and picky.2003, Justine Larbalestier, A Buffy Confession, Glenn Yeffeth (editor), Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, US, page 83

Forms of narky

comparativenarkier
superlativenarkiest

Origin of narky

From nark + -y.

Words formed from narky

Questions about narky

What does narky mean?
Narky means irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging.
What part of speech is narky?
Narky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce narky?
Narky is pronounced /ˈnɑːki/ (UK).

Words near narky in the dictionary

  1. narkies
  2. narkiest
  3. narkiness
  4. narking
  5. narks
  6. narky
  7. narlaprevir
  8. narluga
  9. narlugas
  10. narm
  11. Narmada

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