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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 Reader's editing, it must be said, is at times irksomely clumsy.
These actors have already assembled enough irksomely prepackaged mannerisms for a self-satisfied cast entering the seventh year of their series: They're already hermetically sealed in their affectations without ever having gone to the trouble of connecting with an audience.
Her parents, on the other hand, have other ideas, signing her up to be a counselor at an irksomely precious, insanely politically correct children's camp, the OK-to-Cry-Corral.
 
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