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as in irritable
easily irritated or annoyed
working all day with such snarky jerks is exhausting
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
with champagne as a lubricant, she unleashed an unending series of snarky comments for the duration of the wedding reception
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Recent Examples of snarky
Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
And who doesn’t like snarky waterworks?
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
The president has been particularly active on his Truth Social account this morning, posting snarky memes.
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Cate Martel,
The Hill,
12 May 2026
Such is a snarky line that Emily Blunt delivers as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada, a character who would rather faint than wear something hideous.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snarky
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
And who doesn’t like snarky waterworks?
—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
The president has been particularly active on his Truth Social account this morning, posting snarky memes.
—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
12 May 2026
Such is a snarky line that Emily Blunt delivers as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada, a character who would rather faint than wear something hideous.
—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snarky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarky
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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This is taken as evidence of his status, not a sarcastic criticism.
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On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.
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Our previous card featured the fiery destruction of the Missouri Pacific depot in 1909.
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And the hottest of the bunch, the green, is a fiery combination of both jalapeños and green habaneros.
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The script for the video was written by Casale and his longtime friend Max Papeschi, an Italian satirical artist.
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Staff members of the satirical magazine Leman are on trial on charges of inciting hatred over a cartoon published last year that features the Prophet Mohammed and Moses.
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