Irksome

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious: irksome restrictions. See Synonyms at boring.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
  • adj. Weary; vexed; uneasy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Wearisome; tedious; burdensome; vexatious; causing annoyance or discomfort, especially by long continuance or frequent repetition.
  • Weary; uneasy.
  • Synonyms Wearisome, Tedious, etc. See wearisome.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
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    irk   
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    wearisome    tiresome    tedious    burdensome    vexatious    weary    vexed    uneasy   
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