Hypertext Webster Gateway: "riled"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riled} (r[imac]ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Riling}.] [See {Roil}.]
1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.

2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.

Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in
the United States.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

riled
adj : 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" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled},
{peeved}, {pissed}, {roiled}, {steamed}, {stung}]


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