irksome
11irksome — adjective /ˈɚksəm/ Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious. He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily. See …
12irksome — irk|some [ˈə:ksəm US ˈə:rk ] adj formal annoying ▪ an irksome journey …
13irksome — adjective formal annoying: an irksome journey …
14irksome — adjective the irksome babbling of the couple upstairs Syn: irritating, annoying, vexing, vexatious, galling, exasperating, disagreeable; tiresome, wearisome, tedious, trying, troublesome, bothersome, nettlesome, obnoxious, awkward, difficult,… …
15irksome — /ˈɜksəm/ (say erksuhm) adjective causing weariness, disgust, or annoyance: irksome restrictions. {Middle English irkesome, from irk + some1} –irksomely, adverb –irksomeness, noun …
16irksome — irk ► VERB ▪ irritate; annoy. DERIVATIVES irksome adjective irksomely adverb. ORIGIN perhaps from Old Norse, to work …
17irksome — Synonyms and related words: aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, boresome, boring, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, crushing, disturbing, drudging, dull, exasperating, exhausting, fagging, fatiguing, galling, grueling,… …
18irksome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. troublesome, irritating, tiresome, tedious, wearisome. See difficulty, discontent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tiresome, tedious, troublesome; see disturbing . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… …
19irksome — irk|some [ ɜrksəm ] adjective FORMAL annoying and boring …
20irksome — irk·some || ÉœrksÉ™m / ÉœËk adj. annoying, irritating, frustrating; tiresome …
