irksome

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain
- "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"

Adj

Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or perhaps continuing (in altered form) from Old English weorcsum (“painful, hurtful”).

Synonyms

annoying, boring, bothersome, deadening, drudgerous, dull, ho-hum, irksome, irritating, longsome, monotonous, slow, tedious, tiresome, torporific, wearing, wearisome

Scrabble Score: 13

irksome is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
irksome is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
irksome is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

irksome is a valid Words With Friends word