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irky

irky adjective: aggravating; annoying; irritating.

Adjective

irky (comparative irkier, superlative irkiest)

  1. (informal) aggravating; annoying; irritating
    • "Thoughts tumbled through my mind as Tanaya slowly got her stuff, just trying to be irky to Mr. Jones."2014, Elizabeth Karre, Calling the Shots
  2. (informal) aggravated; annoyed; irritated
    • "There was just something about her that made me fall back, feel irky."2013, Alana Branch, Love 2 Kill: Where There's Love, There's Blood

Forms of irky

comparativeirkier
superlativeirkiest

Origin of irky

From irk + -y.

Questions about irky

What does irky mean?
Irky means aggravating; annoying; irritating.
What part of speech is irky?
Irky is an adjective.

Words near irky in the dictionary

  1. irksomenesses
  2. Irkut
  3. Irkutsk
  4. Irkutskian
  5. Irkutskians
  6. irky
  7. irl
  8. Irlam
  9. Irlams o' th' Height
  10. Irlbeck
  11. Irlbecks

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