Meanings
- UKinformaluncountableSynonym of sarcasticness, the state or quality of being sarky.
But the adult joke or insight about drugs in The Magic Roundabout, seriously meant or not, only works if it is kept separate from the action itself. Putting it explicitly in the script is ham-fisted and breaks the butterfly of imagination on the wheel of obtuse sarkiness.
2005 February 11, Peter Bradshaw, “The Magic Roundabout”, in The GuardianSynonyms: sarcasticness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sarcasticness, the state or quality of being sarky.
Origin
From sarky + -ness. Equivalent to a clipping of sarcasticness.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sarkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarkiness
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