About The Word Irk
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Irk
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What's The Definition Of Irk?
[v] irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
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to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich
disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]
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.
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