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Irk
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is absquatulate. Does it mean:
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to flee; abscond: |
Example Sentences
- At that time, it really used to irk the old-school editors.
- But this will irk the government, which will then be willing to impose losses on debtholders.
- I'd rather focus on the magnificient content than the superficialities of form that irk the pedants.
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Word Origin & History
irk
mid-15c., irken "be weary of, be disgusted with;" earlier intrans., "to feel weary" (early 14c.). Of uncertain origin, perhaps related to O.N. yrkja "work" (from PIE base *werg- "to work;" see urge (v.)), or M.H.G. erken "to disgust." Modern sense of "annoy" is from late 15c.
EXPANDAn adjective, irk "weary, tired" is attested from c.1300 in northern and midlands writing. Modern adjective irksome "bothersome, burdensome" is recorded from 1510s.
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