irksome
6
7.4
- adjective
- /ˈɪrk.səm/
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molesto
- She found the repetitive tasks at work increasingly irksome and dull.
And that to names mere shadows, as they say, is most irksome.
- And that to names mere shadows, as they say, is most irksome.
Examples
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Many Dinka joined Nuer leaders when they found the rule of their own government chiefs irksome.
Academic text (1990) -
People are known to have irksome interests, like breeding pigeons and arranging cockfights.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's just irksome, and I thought maybe you could help.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah, I found him irksome.
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And this fact has become increasingly irksome to Europeans.
Academic text (2003) -
No one wants to discuss death, and yet we're all going to die, obviously, which makes for an irksome paradox.
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You wouldn't believe how irksome it is to dine alone.
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Getting a boatbuilding enterprise off the ground was a series of irksome details and backbreaking labor.
Fiction book (1998) -
When Fornley was finally summoned to base, he found the interruption irksome.
Fiction book (2002) -
Cease your yammering and relieve us from this irksome confinement.
Synonyms
721
1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
392
1.0
Making someone feel bothered or irritated
256
3.0
Making you feel annoyed or disappointed because it stops you getting what you want
182
1.3
Not interesting or lively
87
4.4
Boring and repetitive, making you feel mentally tired
80
2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
37
4.1
Making you bored, annoyed, or mentally tired
26
7.5
So unpleasant you cannot stand it
26
5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
22
5.3
Very annoying and hard to bear
14
3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
6
6.1
Making you feel very annoyed and frustrated
5
8.1
Not interesting and making you feel bored
3
8.0
Too unpleasant or painful to bear
2
7.0
Makes you feel tired or bored because it is repetitive
1
6.9
Making something feel very dull and boring
1
9.4
Something that makes people feel annoyed or causes small repeated problems
1
5.1
Hard to deal with and making people feel tired or annoyed
Causes people to lose interest because it is dull
A small pain or problem that keeps annoying you
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word irksome comes from the old verb irk, which means 'to annoy' or 'to tire', and the ending -some means 'full of', as in bothersome. So irksome literally means 'full of annoyance', which is why we use it for something annoying or tedious.