irk·some

[urk-suhm]
adjective
1.
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
2.
Obsolete. causing weariness or disgust.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see irk, -some1

irk·some·ly, adverb
irk·some·ness, noun
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irksome (ˈɜːksəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
causing vexation, annoyance, or boredom; troublesome or tedious
 
'irksomely
 
adv
 
'irksomeness
 
n

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Irksome is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
With those new drains loomed the probability of irksome seepage.
It is irksome that diligence doesn't always guarantee success.
Some businesses in the service sector will also be freed from irksome
  non-tariff barriers.
Irksome physicists pointed out that the process the chemists described violated
  several laws of nature.
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