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Added 9 October 2026

irksome

/ˈɜɹksəm/ adjective

In Latin: molestus, onerōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about irksome at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
a boring evening with uninteresting people

Origin

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

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