ticked

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adjective (1)

ˈtikt 

: angry, upset

ticked

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adjective (2)

1

: having small spots or marks : flecked

2

: having or made of hair banded with two or more colors

a ticked cat

a ticked coat

Synonyms

Adjective (1)

• angered
• angry
• apoplectic
• ballistic
• cheesed off [chiefly British]
• choleric
• enraged
• foaming
• fuming
• furious
• hopping
• horn-mad
• hot
• incensed
• indignant
• inflamed
• enflamed
• infuriate
• infuriated
• irate
• ireful
• livid
• mad
• outraged
• rabid
• rankled
• riled
• riley
• roiled
• shirty [chiefly British]
• sore
• steamed up
• steaming
• teed off
• wrathful
• wroth

Examples of ticked in a Sentence

Adjective (1)

the boss is really ticked about this latest snafu, so now might not be a good time to ask for a raise

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

tick off

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

Adjective (2)

circa 1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1