irksome
Marked by irritation or annoyanceMarked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
» Being treated as a minor is irksome.
Meaning
1 sensesMarked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.
набридливийnabrydlyvyj, дратівливийdrativlyvyj, надокучливийnadokučlyvyj
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Examples
5 sentencesBeing treated as a minor is irksome.
That's an irksome thing.
He has an irksome personality.
Jane was irksome.
Tom was irksome.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or perhaps continuing (inFrom Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or perhaps continuing (in altered form) from Old English weorcsum (“painful, hurtful”).
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Forms
more irksome, most irksome| Comparative | more irksome Lesson |
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| Superlative | most irksome Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form