Synonyms for irksome

Grammar : Adj

Spell : urk-suh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜrk səm

Définition of irksome

Origin : "bothersome, burdensome," early 15c., from irk + -some (1). Related: Irksomely; irksomeness.

adj annoying

Example sentences :

I have every reason to think that her acting had all along been irksome to her.
Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various

There will be no necessity of your continuing there if it should ever be irksome to you.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

But to keep his chin raised off the ground was irksome, and not much use either.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

But above all else, the loneliness of it was irksome since her return.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

If the engagement has ever been irksome to him it is now at an end, and he is in no wise responsible.
Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King

The irksome duties laid upon you will not be a burden to you.
Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc

He willingly agreed to that; he saw that it helped to pass the irksome time for her.
Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells

The least exertion was irksome, and attended with extreme lassitude.
Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various

But such thoughts spring inevitably out of a relation that is irksome.
Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot

The waiting for the hour of action is so irksome, that even the approach of danger is a relief.
Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson

Antonyms for irksome

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