smirky
English
Etymology
smirk + -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki
Adjective
smirky (comparative smirkier, superlative smirkiest)
- Smirking, or as if smirking
- 1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Part 6:
- He introduced himself, smiling a smirky smile borrowed from the courtiers of the stage, […]
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- (obsolete) Smart; spruce.
- Synonym: smirk
Derived terms
- smirkily
- smirkiness
Anagrams
- Mirsky