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IRKED
Adjective
irked (comparative more irked, superlative most irked)
Annoyed.
Verb
irked
simple past tense and past participle of irk
Synonyms
• annoyed
• bothered
• irritated
• perturbed
Anagrams
• Ikerd, diker, dirke
Source: Wiktionary
IRK
Irk, v. t. Etym: [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]
Definition: To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present. To see this sight, it irks my very soul. Shak. It irketh him to be here. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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