irksome
Use Irksome in a sentence
səm adjective
1.
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
2.
Obsolete. causing weariness or disgust.
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irksome (ˈɜːksəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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