Definition of "snarky" []

• Slang Rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; snide. (adjective)
• Slang Irritable or short-tempered; irascible. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Whether or not you find the repeated use of what we called "scare quotes" in graduate school a sign of pique or merely snarky is up to readers."
• "What is rather ironic, Doug, is that you engage in snarky commentary on my website - yet you chide others for doing exactly the same thing elsewhere."
• "Since its launch in 1995, Pitchfork has become trusted as the final (or at least first) word on the latest sounds, although the site has faced criticism for reviews some call snarky or elitist."