Meaning of irksome in English
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Classifying Adjective
irksomeDefinitions
1. so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessExamples
- « 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; »
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Famous quotes
- « Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit. » Vera Farmiga