Riled (Adjective)
Meaning
Aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His careless remark about her cooking riled her to the point where she refused to talk to him.
- The politician's opponent was clearly riled by his accusations during the debate and became flustered in his responses.
- Feeling underpaid and overworked left Sarah riled and frustrated with her job.
- Her condescending tone riled him up, and he was on the verge of responding sharply.
- The angry driver, already riled by the traffic jam, let out a string of curses when someone cut him off.