irksome
[urk-suh m]
adjective
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
Obsolete. causing weariness or disgust.
Origin of irksome
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Related Words for irksome
tedious, troublesome, bothersome, irritating, vexing, aggravating, troubling, boring, burdensome, tiresomeExamples from the Web for irksome
Contemporary Examples of irksome
For most New Yorkers, there are few things as irksome as strangers accosting you on the street.
Historical Examples of irksome
I have every reason to think that her acting had all along been irksome to her.
There will be no necessity of your continuing there if it should ever be irksome to you.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)Charles James Lever
But to keep his chin raised off the ground was irksome, and not much use either.
A Set of SixJoseph Conrad
But above all else, the loneliness of it was irksome since her return.
The BondwomanMarah Ellis Ryan
If the engagement has ever been irksome to him it is now at an end, and he is in no wise responsible.
A War-Time WooingCharles King
irksome
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