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- Dictionaryirksome/ˈəːks(ə)m/
adjective
- 1. irritating; annoying: "an irksome journey"
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: tending to irk : tedious. an irksome task. irksomely adverb. irksomeness noun. Synonyms. abrasive. aggravating. annoying. bothersome. carking. chafing. disturbing. exasperating. frustrating. galling. irritating. maddening. nettlesome. nettling. peeving. pesky. pestiferous.
adjective. formal uk / ˈɜːk.səm / us / ˈɝːk.səm / Add to word list. annoying: The vibration can become irksome after a while. Synonym. tiresome mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly. frustratingly. gadfly. gallingly. irritatingly. limit. maddening. mither.
adjective. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. “"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke” synonyms: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome. uninteresting. arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Irksome."
Irksome definition: annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome. See examples of IRKSOME used in a sentence.
Causing vexation, annoyance, or boredom; troublesome or tedious.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
adjective. formal us / ˈɝːk.səm / uk / ˈɜːk.səm / Add to word list. annoying: The vibration can become irksome after a while. Synonym. tiresome mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly. frustratingly. gadfly. gallingly. irritatingly. limit. maddening. mither.
Definition of irksome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 8, 2024 · irksome ( comparative more irksome, superlative most irksome) Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition. Synonyms: bothersome, annoying, irritating, wearisome, tedious. He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.
Irksome definition: annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome. See examples of IRKSOME used in a sentence.
Define irksome. irksome synonyms, irksome pronunciation, irksome translation, English dictionary definition of irksome. adj. Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation: irksome duties; irksome restrictions.
