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parky

UK/ˈpɑːki/US/ˈpɑrki/

parky adjective: of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike. Also the alternative spelling of parkie.

Adjective (1)

parky (comparative parkier, superlative parkiest)

  1. Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
    • We went to a beautiful parky place over by the river.
  2. Having parks or parklike areas.
    • Yellowstone has always been parky country.

Adjective (2)

parky (comparative parkier, superlative parkiest)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of chilly: somewhat cold but not extremely so.
    • Gene Hunt: [seeing a woman in a sari] A bit parky to be out in just her nighty.2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3
    Synonyms:
    chilly

Proper noun capitalized: Parky

Parky

  1. Nickname for Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), English broadcaster and writer.

Also used as

parky is also the alternative spelling of parkie.

Synonyms of parky

Forms of parky

Adjective
comparativeparkier
superlativeparkiest
Noun
pluralparkies

Origin of parky

From park + -y.

Uncertain, but probably from parky above or from dialectical pronunciation of perky.

Clipping of Parkinson + -y.

Words that rhyme with parky

Questions about parky

What does parky mean?
Parky means of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike.
What part of speech is parky?
Parky can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce parky?
Parky is pronounced /ˈpɑrki/ (US).

Words near parky in the dictionary

  1. parkwards
  2. parkway
  3. parkways
  4. parkwide
  5. Parkwood
  6. parky
  7. Parkyn
  8. Parkzer
  9. Parl.
  10. Parla
  11. parlament

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parky (page history and authors); Parky (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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