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Irksome

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Adjective

1. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

Example Sentences:
'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'
'tedious days on the train'
'the tiresome chirping of a cricket'
'other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Irksome

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adjective
causing vexation, annoyance, or boredom; troublesome or tedious

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Irksome

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adjective
that tends to irk; tiresome or annoying

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Irksome

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adj.
Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation: irksome duties; irksome restrictions. See Synonyms at boring.

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