carking

carking
/kahr"king/, adj. Archaic.
distressful.
[1300-50 (for ger.); 1555-65 (for current sense); ME; see CARK, -ING2]

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  • Carking — Cark ing, a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carking — adj. archaic burdensome (carking care). Etymology: part. of obs. cark (v.) f. ONF carkier f. Rmc, rel. to CHARGE …   Useful english dictionary

  • carking — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo French carker, from Late Latin carricare Date: circa 1565 burdensome, annoying …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • carking — n. worry; distress, trouble v. worry; be concerned; make uneasy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • carking — adjective archaic causing distress or worry. Origin C16: pres. participle of ME cark worry, burden , from Old North. Fr. carkier, based on late L. carcare (see charge) …   English new terms dictionary

  • carking — a. Distressing, worrying, grievous, wearing …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • carking — /ˈkakɪŋ/ (say kahking) adjective Obsolete anxious; burdensome. {Middle English, present participle of cark(en), from Old North French carkier, from Late Latin carcāre burden, charge} …  

  • carking —  anxious, careful. N …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …   English dictionary for students

  • Pain — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pain >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 mental suffering mental suffering pain dolor Sgm: N 1 suffering suffering sufferance Sgm: N 1 ache ache smart &c.(physical pain) 378 Sgm: N 1 passion …   English dictionary for students

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