Definitions
disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
Word origin
From snark + -y; 1906, as “irritable”, from snark (“to snort”), by onomatopoeia (1866). Compare Low German snarken (“to snore”), North Frisian snarke, Swedish snarka. In the sense “sarcastic” popularized in the late 1990s.
Used in a sentence
“In spite of its inherent banality, and because my editors let me relieve my dyspepsia by writing snarky captions, it is regularly one of the more popular destinations on the Globe and Mail website.”
“'E barks. "I'll do me work meself, yeh 'ear?" An' then 'e gits so snarky that I clear.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sharply sarcastic”6 letters
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