English Explanatory Dictionary

irksome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

Pronunciation

ûrk'səm /ˈɜɹksəm/ /ˈɜːksəm/ en-au-irksome.ogg

Word forms

irksome more irksome most irksome

Etymology

From Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or perhaps continuing (in altered form) from Old English weorcsum (“painful, hurtful”).

Synonyms

bothersome annoying irritating wearisome tedious drippy drudgerous irksome longsome monotonous torporific wearing tiresome

Antonyms

pleasant agreeable enjoyable

Related words

irk

Derived words

irksomely irksomeness unirksome
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