Irk
[ɜːk] or [ɝk]
Definition
(v. t.) To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present.
Editor: Matt
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Weary, tire, tease, bore, oppress, jade
ANT:Interest, rivet, animate, refresh, inspirit, irksome,[See TEDIOUS]
Checker: Patrice
Definition
v.t. to weary: to trouble: to distress (now used only impersonally).—adj. Irk′some causing uneasiness: tedious: unpleasant.—adv. Irk′somely.—n. Irk′someness.
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Examples
- In most of us, irked by its conventions and complexities, there stirs the nomad strain. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It irked him that he was forced to make one exception to this rule. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I think she bucklered herself with the secret philosophy of her strong mind, and resolved to forget what it irked her to remember. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Sylvie watched the mood contemplative; its stillness irked her; she whined and jumped to break it. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nothing irks me like the idea of being a burden and a bore--an inevitable burden, a ceaseless bore! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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