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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
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
She’s guarded, gives her co-workers obnoxious nicknames, and is always ready with a snarky comment.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snarky
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
She’s guarded, gives her co-workers obnoxious nicknames, and is always ready with a snarky comment.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for snarky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snarky
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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They can be withdrawn or irritable.
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Conversely, Charles Johnson expressed irate objections, and Renato Moicano offered sarcastic remarks.
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There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated.
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Pelley had a very fiery clash with 60 Minutes’ new executive producer, Nick Bilton, in an internal network town hall on June 1 that went public.
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The map introduces the armored Oni, which swings a spiked kanabō, plus Scorched Zombies and fiery Hellhounds tied to its lava-field hazards.
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The student was referencing a line from the 1974 satirical film Blazing Saddles, a movie co-written by Richard Pryor.
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Early says that the movie takes much of its aesthetic and satirical cues from director Paul Verhoeven’s films Showgirls (1995) and Starship Troopers (1997).
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“Snarky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarky. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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