parky

/ ˈpɑːkɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  (usually postpositive) (of the weather) chilly; cold

Word History and Origins

Origin of parky¹

C19: perhaps from _perky

Example Sentences

James Richardson's European football papers review Link to this video Even though it's getting parky, we sat AC Jimbo next to a canal to chat on film about the latest European papers.

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I was chatting on air with him and I couldn't resist saying 'it's a bit parky this morning'.

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It could even catch on, were it not so parky up there in winter.

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He turned to his myrmidon: "Get a move on you, Herbert; it's a bit parky standing about here."

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Mr. Jones driving me in his gig to a beautiful parky place where Dr. Felton flourishes for the summer, and saw his children, who had wished to see the mother of Frank and Rosamond.

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