irksome

Letters that make irksome

s, o, e, k, m, r, i are letters that make 'irksome'

Words within irksome

some, IR, som, irk, so, KS, ME, Ir are words within 'irksome'

Anagrams of irksome

smokier is an anagram of 'irksome'


1 possible definitions for 'irksome'

Irksome as "so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness"

Under this definition, irksome is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

boring, dull, slow, tedious, deadening, ho-hum, tiresome, wearisome have the same meaning as 'irksome'

Derivatives of irksome

boredom, ennui, dullness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness are derivatives of 'irksome'.

Similar to irksome

uninteresting is similar to irksome.

Example of irksome used within this context

"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"



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