different between nettled vs irked

English

nettled

nettled (comparative more nettled, superlative most nettled)

annoyed; offended
- Mrs Fitzpatrick was a little nettled at this; and indeed, if it may not be called a lapse of the tongue, it was a small deviation from politeness in Jones, and into which he scarce would have fallen, had not the delight he felt in praising Sophia hurried him out of all reflection; for this commendation of one cousin was more than a tacit rebuke on the other.

irked (comparative more irked, superlative most irked)

irked

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