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Examples of irksome in a Sentence
the irksome task of cleaning up
the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open
Recent Examples of irksome from the Web
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Naturally, the kids hate each other, and naturally this defensive loathing rapidly gives way to something even more irksome for the grown-ups.
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These newest players were as irksome as the others, and plainly naïve.
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15th Century
First Known Use of irksome
15th century
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: causing annoyance an irksome habit
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