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irksome

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irk·some  (ûrksm)
adj.
Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious: irksome restrictions. See Synonyms at boring.

irksome·ly adv.
irksome·ness n.

irksome
Adjective
annoying or tiresome
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Adj.1.irksomeirksome - so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

irksome
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Spanish irksome [ˈəːksəm] adjfastidioso
French irksome [ˈəːksəm] adjennuyeux/euse
German irksome [ˈəːksəm] irk adjlästig
Italian irksome [ˈəːksəm] adjseccante

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The majority of the younger men envied him for just what was the most irksome factor in his love--the exalted position of Karenin, and the consequent publicity of their connection in society.
It seemed to Daniel irksome and improper to be in a room at all, but to have anything to do with a young lady seemed to him impossible.
If, seized by an intolerable boredom, he had determined to be a painter merely to break with irksome ties, it would have been comprehensible, and commonplace; but commonplace is precisely what I felt he was not.
 
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