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Sir… is described as “tweedpunk”, a somewhat unpalatable term representing an irksomely useful shorthand.

From Forbes • Aug. 27, 2013

A related set of concerns: Is the previous question irksomely PC or sentimental?

From Time • Jan. 18, 2013

Ms. Wall said that though most Americans have a specific idea of what constitutes Thanksgiving dinner, the sparse descriptions available of the 1621 feast are irksomely vague as to the menu.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2011

Ms. Irving is a naturally warm stage presence, but this oppressive smothering is so irksomely overstated that you want to tune Maggie out after just a few minutes in her presence.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2011

Hexameters, I hate, And henceforth do eschew their company, For what is written irksomely, will be Read in like manner.

From Man of Uz, and Other Poems by Sigourney, Lydia Howard