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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irksome
Adjective
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While the wrinkling could be slightly annoying for some, given the luxurious feel of the sateen cover, the wrinkling wasn’t a deal breaker.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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For anyone with wide feet who’s used to settling for less in terms of fit, this slip-on style is a breath of fresh air—no annoying break-in period, no hotspots, and no slipping around.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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To help avoid these frustrating and disappointing situations, travelers should plan to bring along a healthy dose of skepticism on their next trip—and think twice before paying for any offer that sounds too good to be true.—
Jessica Puckett,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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All of which is just my way of explaining why fans, who love these stories, might be distraught and might see all the success Martin has had thanks to his unfinished work and the support of his fans, as frustrating.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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For some people, double cleansing may be too irritating.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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Not just the threat-of-extinction stuff, which includes Bassett’s POTUS debating which American city to blow up as a preemptive gesture, but by its own irritating God’s-eye omniscience that rarely allows the suspense to spool out in the present.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Nothing has officially happened yet, but the tension is disturbing with the consequences potentially devastating.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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That’s a quite disturbing possibility since AGI could wield such an act on a scale of immense magnitude and with globally adverse consequences.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Irksome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irksome. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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