irk·some /ˈɝksəm/
(a.)厭惡的,討厭的,令人厭煩的
Irk·some a.
1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.
For not to irksome toil, but to delight,
He made us. --Milton.
2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]
Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God layeth his cross upon us. --Latimer.
Syn: -- Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.
Usage: -- Irksome, Wearisome, Tedious. These epithets describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is applied to something which disgusts by its nature or quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as, wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something which tires us out by the length of time occupied in its performance; as, a tedious speech.
Wearisome nights are appointed to me. --Job vii. 3.
Pity only on fresh objects stays,
But with the tedious sight of woes decays. --Dryden.
-- Irk*some*ly, adv. -- Irk*some*ness, n.
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irksome
adj : 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" [syn: boring, deadening, dull,
ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome]