as in annoying
causing annoyance
the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open
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Recent Examples of irksome
What's irksome now could get patched, and what's already there is intriguing, especially for the price.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
Example Of Time Wasted Keep in mind that besides the time involved, which can be irksome to users who are eagerly waiting for a result, the processing cycles are costing someone something somewhere.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
What's irksome now could get patched, and what's already there is intriguing, especially for the price.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
Example Of Time Wasted Keep in mind that besides the time involved, which can be irksome to users who are eagerly waiting for a result, the processing cycles are costing someone something somewhere.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
Example Of Time Wasted Keep in mind that besides the time involved, which can be irksome to users who are eagerly waiting for a result, the processing cycles are costing someone something somewhere.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
What's irksome now could get patched, and what's already there is intriguing, especially for the price.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
Example Of Time Wasted Keep in mind that besides the time involved, which can be irksome to users who are eagerly waiting for a result, the processing cycles are costing someone something somewhere.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irksome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irksome
Adjective
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That’s frustrating – to come so close to reaching the summit and miss out by just one space is annoying.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That can be annoying, but NotebookLM is not—this one actually works.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Technical glitches and changing rules are frustrating borrowers trying to plan.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson spoke about the frustrating Game 2 loss, revealing a big regret that led to the defeat.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s never been a more irritating trio of possible playoff opponents than Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Dan Hayes.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Like nails on a chalkboard, whining—an irritating blend of talking and crying—has the ability to make almost any parent either lose their temper or cave.—
Debby Waldman,
Parents,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Proponents have long invoked civil rights language to promote vouchers, a disturbing rhetorical choice given vouchers originated as a tool for southern white parents to avoid the Supreme Court's desegregation order in Brown v. Board of Education.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Actress Isabella Rossellini reflects on the film’s disturbing material and autobiographical elements while resisting reductive interpretations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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“Irksome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irksome. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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