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irksome
adjective
(irk-some)
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
Synonyms:
boring
,
deadening
,
dull
, ho-hum,
slow
,
tedious
,
tiresome
,
wearisome
,
Examples:
What an irksome task the writing of long letters is.
Words Related to
irksome
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tiresome
,
tedious
,
wearisome
,
boring
,
uninteresting
,
deadening
,
dull
,
slow
,
ho-hum
,
irritating
,
annoying
,
exasperating
,
inconvenient
,
galling
,
vexing
,
awkward
,
cumbersome
,
irritant
,
aggravating
,
vexatious
,
difficult
,
bothersome
,
troublesome
,
obnoxious
,
unpleasant
,
onerous
,
nettlesome
,
problematic
,
insufferable
,
pesky
,
unappealing
,
odious
,
superfluous
,
distasteful
,
trivial
,
pointless
,
obtrusive
,
fiddly
,
infuriating
,
maddening
,
perplexing
,
baffling
,
disconcerting
,
amusing
,
obtuse
,
annoyous
,
distracting
,
unnerving
,
puzzling
,
nauseating
,
endearing
,
ironic
,
anachronistic
,
peculiar
,
inelegant
,
incongruous
,
unsettling
,
mystifying
,
nonsensical
,
unenjoyable
,
churlish
,
interminable
,
laughable
,
silly
,
banal
,
comical
,
pedantic
,
egregious
,
fatuous
,
peevish
,
peeved
,
embarrassing
,
unpalatable
,
resistible
,
frustrating
,
discomforting
,
odd
,
pernickety
,
bizarre
,
pernicious
,
dunderheaded
,
loathsome
,
inscrutable
,
absurd
,
noisome
,
ridiculous
,
useless
,
distressing
,
obsessive
,
idiotic
,
obvious
,
incomprehensible
,
risible
,
daft
,
ungain
,
confusing
,
jarring
,
pretentious
,
trite
,
longwinded
,
irksome
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