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Shirky vs Sharky - What's the difference?

shirky | sharky |

As adjectives the difference between shirky and sharky

is that shirky is (colloquial) disposed to shirk while sharky is (informal) resembling or characteristic of a shark.

shirky

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Disposed to shirk.
    • (Webster 1913)

    sharky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a shark.
  • * 2004 , Jay Verney, Percussion (page 137)
    • He smiled a sharky smile.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 19, author=Lawrence Downes, title=Notes From the Immigration Battlefield, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=They wanted to denounce the raids as a cruel misuse of crime-fighting resources — fishing for minnows instead of sharky predators. }}