English-Thai Dictionary

irksome

ADJ น่ารำคาญ  น่าเบื่อ  irritating wearisome na-ram-kam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IRKSOME

a.Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; giving uneasiness; used of something troublesome by long continuance or repetition; as irksome hours; irksome toil or task.

 

IRKSOMELY

adv. In a wearisome or tedious manner.

 

IRKSOMENESS

n.Tediousness; wearisomeness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IRKSOME

IRKSOME Irk "some, a.

 

1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton.

 

2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs. ] Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God layeth his cross upon us. Latimer.

 

Syn. -- Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome. -- 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. Wearisome nights are appointed to me. Job vii. 3. Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the tedious sight of woes decays. Dryden. -- Irk "some *ly, adv. -- Irk "some *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

irksome

irk some |ˈərksəm ˈərksəm | ▶adjective irritating; annoying. DERIVATIVES irk some ly adverb, irk some ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

irksome

irk |some |ˈəːks (ə )m | ▶adjective irritating; annoying: an irksome journey | petty regulations were becoming very irksome. DERIVATIVES irksomely adverb, irksomeness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

irksome

irksome adjective the irksome babbling of the couple upstairs: irritating, annoying, vexing, vexatious, galling, exasperating, disagreeable; tiresome, wearisome, tedious, trying, troublesome, bothersome, nettlesome, obnoxious, awkward, difficult, boring, uninteresting; infuriating, maddening; informal infernal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

irksome

irksome adjective an irksome task: irritating, annoying, vexing, vexatious, galling, exasperating, displeasing, grating, disagreeable; tiresome, wearisome, tedious, trying, troublesome, burdensome, bothersome, awkward, inconvenient, difficult, boring, uninteresting; infuriating, maddening; informal pesky, cussed, confounded, infernal, pestiferous, plaguy, pestilent. ANTONYMS pleasant, agreeable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

irksome

irk some /ə́ː r ks (ə )m /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠【人などに 】いら [腹 ]立たしい (irritating ); うっとうしい ; 退屈な, うんざりさせる (annoying ) «to » .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞