carking
1Carking — Cark ing, a. Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking cares. [1913 Webster] …
2carking — adj. archaic burdensome (carking care). Etymology: part. of obs. cark (v.) f. ONF carkier f. Rmc, rel. to CHARGE …
3carking — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo French carker, from Late Latin carricare Date: circa 1565 burdensome, annoying …
4carking — /kahr king/, adj. Archaic. distressful. [1300 50 (for ger.); 1555 65 (for current sense); ME; see CARK, ING2] * * * …
5carking — n. worry; distress, trouble v. worry; be concerned; make uneasy …
6carking — 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) …
7carking — a. Distressing, worrying, grievous, wearing …
8carking — /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} …
9carking — anxious, careful. N …
10Painfulness — (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 …
