irksome in English dictionary

  • irksome

    Meanings and definitions of "irksome"

    • Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.
    • adjective
      Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.
    • adjective
      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"

    Synonyms of "irksome" in English dictionary

    wearisome, dull, boring are the top synonyms of "irksome" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of irksome

    • irksome ( comparative more irksome, superlative most irksome)
    • irksome (comparative more irksome, superlative most irksome)
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