adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having bark.

   "This drink has a barky taste."

2. 2
   Prone to bark, to make the sound of a dog.

   "a barky dog"

3. 3
   Sounding like the bark of a dog.

   "She has a barky cough."

Adjective

1. 1
   resembling the rough bark of a tree wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

rough

Etymology

From bark + -y.

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