Irk"some (?), a.
1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable
or troublesome by reason of
long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome
tasks.
For not to irksome toil, but to delight,
He made us.
Milton. 2. Weary;
vexed; uneasy.
[Obs.]
Let us therefore learn not to
be irksome when God layeth his cross upon us.
Latimer. Syn.
-- Wearisome; tedious;
tiresome; vexatious;
burdensome. -- Irksome, Wearisome, Tedious. These epithets describe things which give pain or
disgust. Irksome
is applied to something which disgusts by its nature
or quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as, wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something which tires us out by the length of time occupied in its performance; as, a tedious speech.
Wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job vii.
3. Pity only on fresh
objects stays,
But with the tedious sight of woes decays.
Dryden. -- Irk"some*ly, adv.
-- Irk"some*ness, n.
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