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irksome
irk·some I0232900 (ûrk′səm)adj. Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation: irksome duties; irksome restrictions. See Synonyms at boring. irk′some·ly adv.irk′some·ness n.irksome (ˈɜːksəm) adjcausing vexation, annoyance, or boredom; troublesome or tedious ˈirksomely adv ˈirksomeness nirk•some (ˈɜrk səm) adj. annoying; irritating. [1400–50] irk′some•ly, adv. irk′some•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | irksome - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"boring, deadening, ho-hum, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dull, slowuninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
irksomeadjective irritating, trying, annoying, aggravating, troublesome, unwelcome, exasperating, tiresome, vexing, disagreeable, burdensome, wearisome, bothersome, vexatious the irksome regulations interesting, pleasant, enjoyable, pleasing, welcome, gratifying, agreeableirksomeadjective1. Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations:annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, plaguy, provoking, troublesome, vexatious.2. Arousing no interest or curiosity:boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary.Translationsirksome
Synonyms for irksomeadj irritatingSynonyms- irritating
- trying
- annoying
- aggravating
- troublesome
- unwelcome
- exasperating
- tiresome
- vexing
- disagreeable
- burdensome
- wearisome
- bothersome
- vexatious
Antonyms- interesting
- pleasant
- enjoyable
- pleasing
- welcome
- gratifying
- agreeable
Synonyms for irksomeadj troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexationsSynonyms- annoying
- bothersome
- galling
- irritating
- nettlesome
- plaguy
- provoking
- troublesome
- vexatious
adj arousing no interest or curiositySynonyms- boring
- drear
- dreary
- dry
- dull
- humdrum
- monotonous
- stuffy
- tedious
- tiresome
- uninteresting
- weariful
- wearisome
- weary
Synonyms for irksomeadj so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessSynonyms- boring
- deadening
- ho-hum
- tedious
- tiresome
- wearisome
- dull
- slow
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