different between vexed vs shirty

vexed

English

Etymology

From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?v?kst/
  • Rhymes: -?kst

Adjective

vexed (comparative more vexed, superlative most vexed)

  1. annoyed, irritated or distressed
    She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
    • 1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, p. 72
      He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed.
  2. much debated, discussed or disputed

Derived terms

  • vexedly

Translations

Verb

vexed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of vex

Anagrams

  • devex

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shirty

English

Etymology

From shirt +? -y, probably based on the phrase get one's shirt out.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???.ti/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????.ti/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)ti

Adjective

shirty (comparative shirtier, superlative shirtiest)

  1. (chiefly Britain, informal) Ill-tempered or annoyed.
    • 1897, W. Somerset Maugham, Liza of Lambeth, chapter 3:
      "You ain't shirty 'cause I kissed yer last night?"
      "I'm not shirty; but it was pretty cool, considerin' like as I didn't know yer."

Derived terms

  • shirtily
  • shirtiness

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Irtysh, thyrsi

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