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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
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
