irksome 音标拼音: ['ɚksəm]
a . 厌恶的,讨厌的,令人厌烦的
厌恶的,讨厌的,令人厌烦的
irksome adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
boring }, {
deadening }, {
dull }, {
ho -
hum },
{
irksome }, {
slow }, {
tedious }, {
tiresome }, {
wearisome }]
Irksome \
Irk "
some \,
a .
1 .
Wearisome ;
tedious ;
disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition ;
as ,
irksome hours ;
irksome tasks .
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For not to irksome toil ,
but to delight ,
He made us . --
Milton .
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2 .
Weary ;
vexed ;
uneasy . [
Obs .]
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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 .
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Wearisome nights are appointed to me . --
Job vii .
3 .
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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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61 Moby Thesaurus words for "
irksome ":
aggravating ,
annoying ,
backbreaking ,
besetting ,
boresome ,
boring ,
bothering ,
bothersome ,
burdensome ,
chafing ,
crushing ,
disturbing ,
drudging ,
dull ,
exasperating ,
exhausting ,
fagging ,
fatiguing ,
galling ,
grueling ,
harassing ,
heavy ,
hefty ,
importunate ,
importune ,
irking ,
irritating ,
nettling ,
onerous ,
oppressive ,
painful ,
pesky ,
pestering ,
pestiferous ,
pestilent ,
pestilential ,
plaguesome ,
plaguey ,
plaguing ,
provoking ,
stupefyingly boring ,
stupid ,
stuporific ,
teasing ,
tedious ,
tiresome ,
tiring ,
tormenting ,
troublesome ,
troubling ,
trying ,
uninteresting ,
vexatious ,
vexing ,
weariful ,
wearing ,
wearisome ,
wearying ,
worrisome ,
worrying ,
yawny
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