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- Dictionaryirksome/ˈəːks(ə)m/
adjective
- 1. irritating; annoying: "an irksome journey"
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adjective. formal uk / ˈɜːk.səm / us / ˈɝːk.səm / Add to word list. annoying: The vibration can become irksome after a while. Synonym. tiresome mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly. frustratingly. gadfly. gallingly. irritatingly. limit. maddening. mither.
The meaning of IRKSOME is tending to irk : tedious. How to use irksome in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ˈɝːk.səm / uk / ˈɜːk.səm / Add to word list. annoying: The vibration can become irksome after a while. Synonym. tiresome mainly UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Annoying. accursed. aggravating. annoyingly. ball-ache. exasperatingly. frustratingly. gadfly. gallingly. irritatingly. limit. maddening. mither.
Irksome definition: annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome. See examples of IRKSOME used in a sentence.
If your little brother keeps saying the same phrase over and over again, you might find it irksome — that is, annoying in a tiresome way.
Definition of irksome adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. If something is irksome, it irritates or annoys you. [formal] ...the irksome regulations. Synonyms: irritating, trying, annoying, aggravating [informal] More Synonyms of irksome. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. irksome in British English. (ˈɜːksəm ) adjective.
Irksome definition: annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome. See examples of IRKSOME used in a sentence.
A complete guide to the word "IRKSOME": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
It is irksome because the process is so slow, and they cannot read what they have written or correct their mistakes. Many an irksome noise, go a long way off, is heard as music, a proud, sweet satire on the meanness of our lives.
