See snarky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "gúnyolódó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "gunyoros"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "becsmérlő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "bántó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "szarkasztikus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "dicax"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "kandus"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "kąśliwy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "cięty"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jédkij",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "е́дкий"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jazvítelʹnyj",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "язви́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jexidnyj",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ехидный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "about remark, comment, response",
"roman": "kólkij",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "ко́лкий"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "sarcástico"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "mordaz"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "dryg"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sarcastic and irreverent",
"word": "spydig"
}
],
"word": "snarky"
}
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