Irksome (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The professor's lectures were so irksome that many students fell asleep in class.
- Her irksome habit of constantly repeating herself made conversations with her unbearable.
- The irksome task of data entry was assigned to the new intern, who struggled to stay focused.
- Watching the same movie for the tenth time was an irksome experience for the entire family.
- The irksome sound of the neighbor's lawnmower at 6 am every Saturday morning was a source of frustration.