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the irksome task of cleaning up
the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open
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PCMAG, 14 June 2024
This is great news for Matty Matheson and Abby Elliott, but the trend itself is an irksome one.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 May 2024
China, meanwhile, has traditionally preferred to have a stable, if irksome, North Korean buffer state along its border rather than to push for denuclearization at the risk of regime collapse.
—Robert Jervis, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2018
There were certainly some victories (and more about them in a moment), but one particular loss is especially irksome.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
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PCMAG, 14 June 2024
This is great news for Matty Matheson and Abby Elliott, but the trend itself is an irksome one.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 May 2024
China, meanwhile, has traditionally preferred to have a stable, if irksome, North Korean buffer state along its border rather than to push for denuclearization at the risk of regime collapse.
—Robert Jervis, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2018
There were certainly some victories (and more about them in a moment), but one particular loss is especially irksome.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Irksome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irksome. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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irksome
adjective
irk·some
ˈərk-səm 
: annoying because of length or dullness
an irksome task
irksomely
adverb
irksomeness
noun
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