irk´some|ly

irk´some|ly
irk|some «URK suhm», adjective.
tiresome; tedious; annoying: »

Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley).

SYNONYM(S): wearisome.
irk´some|ly, adverb.
irk´some|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • irk|some — «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • irk´some|ness — irk|some «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • irk·some — …   Useful english dictionary

  • irk — irk·some; irk; irk·some·ly; irk·some·ness; …   English syllables

  • some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… …   English syllables

  • irk — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] irks, irking, irked VERB If something irks you, it irritates or annoys you. [FORMAL] [V n] The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly... [V n] She was irked by their behavior... [it V …   English dictionary

  • irksome — irk·some …   English syllables

  • irksomely — irk·some·ly …   English syllables

  • irksome — irk•some [[t]ˈɜrk səm[/t]] adj. annoying; irritating • Etymology: 1400–50 irk′some•ly, adv. irk′some•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • irksome — irk|some [ˈə:ksəm US ˈə:rk ] adj formal annoying ▪ an irksome journey …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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