Meanings
comparative snarkier · superlative snarkiest
- humorousinformaloftenSnide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
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.
2011 October 19, “You may know me as a snarky caption writer whose work went viral”, in The Guardian - obsoleteIrritable, irritated.
'E barks. "I'll do me work meself, yeh 'ear?" An' then 'e gits so snarky that I clear.
1918, C. J. Dennis, “Dad”, in Digger Smith1 more example
'I hate you,' she said briefly, and Philip understood. 'I couldn't help it,' he said; 'I did want to do something by myself.' And Lucy understood. 'And besides,' he said, 'I was coming back for you. Don't be snarky about it, Lu.
1910, E. Nesbit, chapter 12, in The Magic CitySynonyms: cranky
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIrritable, irritated.
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Translations
Czech jízlivý
- jízlivýsarcastic and irreverent
Dutch sarcastisch, oneerbiedig
- sarcastischsarcastic and irreverent
- oneerbiedigsarcastic and irreverent
- bijtendsarcastic and irreverent
- grievendsarcastic and irreverent
Finnish äkäinen, sarkastinen
- äkäinensarcastic and irreverent
- sarkastinensarcastic and irreverent
- vinoilevasarcastic and irreverent
German bissig, spöttelnd
- bissigsarcastic and irreverent
- spöttelndsarcastic and irreverent
- sarkastischsarcastic and irreverent
- beißendsarcastic and irreverent
- maliziössarcastic and irreverent
- abfälligsarcastic and irreverent
Greek σαρκαστικός, δηκτικός
- σαρκαστικός (sarkastikós)sarcastic and irreverent
- δηκτικός (diktikós)sarcastic and irreverent
Hungarian gúnyos, gúnyolódó
- gúnyossarcastic and irreverent
- gúnyolódósarcastic and irreverent
- gunyorossarcastic and irreverent
- becsmérlősarcastic and irreverent
- bántósarcastic and irreverent
- szarkasztikussarcastic and irreverent
Latin dicax
- dicaxsarcastic and irreverent
Lithuanian kandus
- kandussarcastic and irreverent
Polish kąśliwy, cięty
- kąśliwysarcastic and irreverent
- ciętysarcastic and irreverent
Portuguese debochado, ranzinza
- debochadosarcastic and irreverent
- ranzinzasarcastic and irreverent
Russian е́дкий, язви́тельный
- е́дкий (jédkij)sarcastic and irreverent
- язви́тельный (jazvítelʹnyj)sarcastic and irreverent
- ехидный (jexidnyj)sarcastic and irreverent
- ко́лкий (kólkij)sarcastic and irreverent
Spanish mordaz, vivaracho
- mordazsarcastic and irreverent
- vivarachosarcastic and irreverent
Swedish dryg, spydig
- drygsarcastic and irreverent
- spydigsarcastic and irreverent
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snarky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snarky
“snarky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snarky. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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