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irksome

 
Dictionary: irk·some   (ûrk'səm) pronunciation
 
adj.

Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious: irksome restrictions. See synonyms at boring.

irksomely irk'some·ly adv.
irksomeness irk'some·ness n.
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Thesaurus: irksome
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adjective

  1. Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, plaguy, provoking, troublesome, vexatious. See pain/pleasure.
  2. Arousing no interest or curiosity: boring, drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See excite/bore/interest.

 
WordNet: irksome
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  Synonyms: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome


 
Translations: Irksome
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - trættende, kedsommelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ergerlijk, saai

Français (French)
adj. - agaçant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ärgerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ενοχλητικός, εκνευριστικός

Italiano (Italian)
molesto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritante

Русский (Russian)
утомительный, утомленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - molesto, fastidioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tröttsam, tråkig, irriterande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
厌恶的, 令人厌烦的, 讨厌的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 厭惡的, 令人厭煩的, 討厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 진저리나는, 지루한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飽きあきする, うんざりする, 面倒な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مضجر, مضايق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מייגע, מרגיז‬


 
 
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