Irk

  • 21irk — [13] Irk originally meant ‘grow tired’, and although it is not known for certain, its underlying sense could be ‘work until one is weary’: for a possible source may be Old Norse yrkja ‘work’. The present day sense ‘annoy’ is first recorded in the …

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  • 22Irk (disambiguation) — Irk may refer to:*River Irk, a river in Northwest England. *Planet Irk, homeworld of Invader ZimIRK may refer to: *the Kirksville Regional Airportee also* Irked Magazine …

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  • 23irk´some|ness — irk|some «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun …

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  • 24irk´some|ly — irk|some «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun …

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  • 25irk|some — «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun …

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  • 26ırk ayrımı — is., top. b. Bireylerin, toplumsal kümelerin veya toplumların ırk özelliklerinden dolayı eşit olmayan işlemler karşısında bırakılmaları, ayrı tutulmaları, dışlanmaları, sınırlandırılmaları veya üstün tutulmaları …

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  • 27ırk birliği — is., top. b. Irk esasına dayalı birlik …

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  • 28ırk -ı ebyaz — [ ﺾﻴﺑا قﺮﻋ ] beyaz ırk …

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  • 29irk — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century to make weary, irritated, or bored Synonyms: see annoy II. noun Date: circa 1570 1. the fact of being annoying 2. a source of annoyance …

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  • 30irk — /errk/, v.t. to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line. [1300 50; ME irken to grow tired, tire < ON yrkja to work, c. OE wyrcan; see WORK] Syn. chafe, fret, bother; tire. * * * …

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