"narky" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1995, Linda Grant, The Cast Iron Shore, Granta, published 1998, page 61:",
          "text": "The war had made Stan narkier than ever.",
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          "text": "2003, Justine Larbalestier, A Buffy Confession, Glenn Yeffeth (editor), Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, US, page 83,\nI′m now one of those people I used to defend the show against. There is no one more bitter than an ex-true believer. Color me narky and picky."
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          "ref": "2005, Maxim Jakubowski, editor, The Best British Mysteries 2005, page 191:",
          "text": "It was a special request and Mrs. Fleming had to do it all on the spot, so that′s made her even more narky than usual.",
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          "ref": "2005, Mark Latham, The Latham Diaries, page 141:",
          "text": "Foolishly, I went to the National Right dinner last night. What a narky, miserable bunch of sods.",
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        {
          "ref": "2008, Amanda Brunker, Champagne Kisses, page 46:",
          "text": "I had to endure the narkiest taxi driver complaining about ‘Foreign lads takin′ taxi plates’, who then managed to test my patience even more by leaving me a good walk from Parker′s apartment block.",
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        {
          "text": "2008, Claudia Carroll, Do You Want to Know a Secret?, Random House, UK, unnumbered page,\nAge is definitely making me narkier. The only difference between me and my moany Auntie Maisie is a plaid shopping trolley and a tracheotomy."
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        "Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging."
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        "(UK, Australia, Ireland, slang) Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging."
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