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larky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From lark + -y.

Meanings

1. Playful.
   • The 1987 film Personal Services, directed by Terry Jones and starring Julie Walters as “Christine Painter”, concentrated on the larky nature of her career. 2015 November 16, Duncan Campbell, “Cynthia Payne obituary”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • You fancy yourself a larky buck, but there's alchemy between Jocasta and I you cannot begin to fathom. She'll fall out of love with you the moment you threaten us. 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:
   • This is Mr Wilson being larky, by the way. 2009 February 8, “Quotes of the week ...”, in The Observer:
   • Bit of a card this Mr Willie Wich from what I hear. Old party keeps him in pretty tight by all accounts. Larky; girls. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

Forms

Deriveds

larkiness · larkily