barky

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US/ˈbɑɹki/

adjective

Having bark.

“a barky dog”

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Meanings

adjectivebarky (comparative barkier, superlative barkiest)

comparative barkier · superlative barkiest

  1. Having bark.

    It was a very barky tree.

    1 more example

    This drink has a barky taste.

  2. Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog.

    a barky dog

  3. Sounding like the bark of a dog.

    She has a barky cough.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling the rough bark of a tree

Similar
roughunsmooth
Also see
roughunsmooth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bark + -y.

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Translations

Greek φλοιώδης
  • φλοιώδης (floiódis)having bark
Turkish kabuklu
  • kabukluhaving bark

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with barky

sparkySharkeysnarkyarchemalarkeyparkysarkyArkie
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Anagrams

RybakRybkabraky
Cite this entry
APA

barky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barky

MLA

“barky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barky. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barky.

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