 |  |  | | | Word of the Day for Thursday, November 21, 2013 snarky \SNAHR-kee\, adjective: testy or irritable; short. "I am," I told her, trying not to sound snarky. "You told me just yesterday that you'd signed up for tap lessons."
-- Amy Bloom, Full of It, 2007 But I wanted to explore my attraction/repulsion to fame in a different way, and not just say snarky things about Cher or what have you.
-- Cintra Wilson, Colors Insulting to Nature, 2010 Snarky arose in the early 1900s from the verb snark which meant "to snort" and "to nag." Read the full entry | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Yesterday's word | Previous words | Help |
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