sharky

English

Etymology

From shark +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

sharky (comparative more sharky, superlative most sharky)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a shark.
    Synonyms: sharkish, sharklike
    • 2004, Jay Verney, Percussion, page 137:
      He smiled a sharky smile.
    • 2009 March 19, Lawrence Downes, “Notes From the Immigration Battlefield”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      They wanted to denounce the raids as a cruel misuse of crime-fighting resources — fishing for minnows instead of sharky predators.
  2. (informal) Indicating possible presence of sharks.
    • 2025 January 4, “Surfing community again in mourning after latest shark attack on SA coast”, in ABC News (Australia)‎[2]:
      He said the spot was very popular with surfers but was also known for being a "sharky area".
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.