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View definitions for irksome

irksome

adjective as in annoying

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But what makes that introduction to the world of “Holland” particularly irksome is not just that it’s mistrusting of its audience, but that it’s also mistrusting of the film itself.

From Salon

Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of large beach tents, called cabanas in Australia.

From BBC

For some people, it's strangers' habits that are most irksome, while for others, it's loved ones.

From BBC

The fact drivers were needed to reach the green on the long par-three 17th was irksome to the Irishman.

From BBC

But it seemed like there were as many blowups as there were layups, and that became irksome for anybody watching.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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