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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
This is one of the director’s better recent efforts, more soaring and less entombed in his cynical, snarky worldview.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Criticism is never easy to take, especially when it’s buried under snarky memes and hateful trolling.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
National Park Service officials got a little snarky with their serious message after crews rushed to stop the impact of a bag of Cheetos that was left inside Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
At the retirement home, everybody’s got problems — memory loss, cancer, loneliness — but these darker moments alternate with sight gags, punchlines and snarky wisecracks in a way that somehow feels cohesive.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Criticism is never easy to take, especially when it’s buried under snarky memes and hateful trolling.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
National Park Service officials got a little snarky with their serious message after crews rushed to stop the impact of a bag of Cheetos that was left inside Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024
At the retirement home, everybody’s got problems — memory loss, cancer, loneliness — but these darker moments alternate with sight gags, punchlines and snarky wisecracks in a way that somehow feels cohesive.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarky
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Coupled with erratic blood sugar levels – often caused by diets high in refined sugars and low in nutrients – these energy dips and spikes can leave you feeling irritable and drained.Lina Begdache, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
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This can contribute to symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, and irritable mood.Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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But Baldoni alleges that the Times ignored additional context in the same text exchange that indicates Nathan and Abel were joking and being sarcastic.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Dec. 2024
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Frustrated that people do not believe his consistent response to the same question, his tone grew sarcastic.Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Red Hot Most Popular Fashion A Short History of the Front Row Magazine Inside Vogue’s December Issue Celebrities Jennie Reveals How Cold-Plunging Loosens Up Her Muscles and Opens Up Her Mind For a fiery spin on the glazed nail trend, opt for a red metallic shade.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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The original image of the women in the Facebook post, which didn't include the fiery background, was posted on the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Flickr account in February 2016.Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Snarky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarky. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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