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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