See Also: irksome(dictionary)
irksome(dictionary)

irksome (iou)



irksome adjective. LME.
[from IRK verb + -SOME1.]
Weary; disgusted; bored. Foll. by of. LME-M19.
Tedious, tiresome; troublesome, annoying. Formerly also, painful, disgusting, loathsome. LME.
Isaiah Berlin Laws..will only seem irksome to those whose reason is dormant.
irksomely adverb (a) painfully; (b) in a tiring, annoying, or troublesome way: M16.
irksomeness noun LME.