Irksome
adjective
Something that is annoying or bothersome.
The constant noise of the roadworks was irksome to the office workers nearby.
Often appears as...
- irksome task
- irksome situation
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Disapproving
adjective
Something that is annoying or bothersome.
The constant noise of the roadworks was irksome to the office workers nearby.
Often appears as...
- irksome task
- irksome situation
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Reaction
Irksome describes a personal feeling of annoyance, not a universal truth.
I find his humming irksome while others may not notice.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Annoyance
Use 'irksome' for small irritations, not for serious problems.
It's irksome when my pen runs out of ink.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Irksome can imply that something causes a lasting feeling of annoyance.
Their irksome remarks kept replaying in my mind.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Reaction
Irksome describes a personal feeling of annoyance, not a universal truth.
I find his humming irksome while others may not notice.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Annoyance
Use 'irksome' for small irritations, not for serious problems.
It's irksome when my pen runs out of ink.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Irksome can imply that something causes a lasting feeling of annoyance.
Their irksome remarks kept replaying in my mind.
Pro Tip 1/3Subjective Reaction
Irksome describes a personal feeling of annoyance, not a universal truth.
I find his humming irksome while others may not notice.
Pro Tip 2/3Mild Annoyance
Use 'irksome' for small irritations, not for serious problems.
It's irksome when my pen runs out of ink.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Effect
Irksome can imply that something causes a lasting feeling of annoyance.
Their irksome remarks kept replaying in my mind.
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Fresh water scarcity: An...
and you'd be done with that irksome, planet-saving task for the day. Well, that's not so much the case. Agricultural and industrial patterns of water use need serious attention. How do our societies value water? Distribute it? Subsidize its use in agriculture?
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Fresh water scarcity: An...
and you'd be done with that irksome, planet-saving task for the day. Well, that's not so much the case. Agricultural and industrial patterns of water use need serious attention. How do our societies value water? Distribute it? Subsidize its use in agriculture?
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Let man live at a distance from God, and the universe remains neutral or hostile to him. But let man believe in God, and immediately all around him the elements, even the irksome, of the inevitable organize themselves into a friendly whole, ordered to the ultimate success of life.
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Ray Tomlinson
American Scientist
I still like complete sentences that are grammatically correct without spelling errors. I don't always achieve this, and it is irksome to read a message I have sent and discover errors. I know I often leave out words in e-mail, not by choice, but because of the way my brain works.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I think a robot butler would be a great idea for certain things. But the idea of anybody coming into my bedroom and doing stuff for me, besides my wife and I - such as giving you tea in the morning - I just find a bit irksome.
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Herta Muller
German Novelist
I find any kind of 'organizing' very difficult. And that has irksome consequences when it comes to books, since I've often wound up buying books twice because I couldn't find what I already have in all my mess.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
The obligation to remember is inscribed on every Holocaust memorial, but even the words 'Never Forget' become irksome eventually.
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Edward Carpenter
English Activist
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.
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William Shatner
Canadian Actor
It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me.
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Ovid
Roman Poet
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Let man live at a distance from God, and the universe remains neutral or hostile to him. But let man believe in God, and immediately all around him the elements, even the irksome, of the inevitable organize themselves into a friendly whole, ordered to the ultimate success of life.
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Ray Tomlinson
American Scientist
I still like complete sentences that are grammatically correct without spelling errors. I don't always achieve this, and it is irksome to read a message I have sent and discover errors. I know I often leave out words in e-mail, not by choice, but because of the way my brain works.
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Vera Farmiga
American Actress
Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.
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John Torode
Australian Chef
I think a robot butler would be a great idea for certain things. But the idea of anybody coming into my bedroom and doing stuff for me, besides my wife and I - such as giving you tea in the morning - I just find a bit irksome.
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Herta Muller
German Novelist
I find any kind of 'organizing' very difficult. And that has irksome consequences when it comes to books, since I've often wound up buying books twice because I couldn't find what I already have in all my mess.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
The obligation to remember is inscribed on every Holocaust memorial, but even the words 'Never Forget' become irksome eventually.
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Edward Carpenter
English Activist
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.
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William Shatner
Canadian Actor
It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me.
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Ovid
Roman Poet
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
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