as in annoying
causing annoyance
the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open
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Recent Examples of irksome
Good news: Sports bra manufacturers are trying to make the cups less irksome.
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Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024
The only irksome presence was the owner herself, whose hosting skills were more Basil Fawlty than Ian Schrager.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024
Apart from Renn’s overbearing and overburdened sibling Leigh — a character that Snow portrays with real bite — there is Lily’s irksome second husband Rick (David Arquette), along with various self-conscious moments at funeral parlors, heart-to-hearts at local watering holes and so on.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
And the fact that money saver goes on by default is irksome of its own accord.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024
The only irksome presence was the owner herself, whose hosting skills were more Basil Fawlty than Ian Schrager.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2024
Apart from Renn’s overbearing and overburdened sibling Leigh — a character that Snow portrays with real bite — there is Lily’s irksome second husband Rick (David Arquette), along with various self-conscious moments at funeral parlors, heart-to-hearts at local watering holes and so on.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
And the fact that money saver goes on by default is irksome of its own accord.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irksome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irksome
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By Marci Robin December 19, 2024 Normally, know-it-alls are kind of annoying.Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
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But for Netflix’s biggest series, as annoying as this is, there are not exactly mountains of evidence that this matters for its biggest series.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Prediction: Bengals 37, Cowboys 30 Matt Levine: The Bengals have been one of the more frustrating teams this season.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This digital friction has become so commonplace it’s become accepted as an irritating fact of digital life.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice can be effective and are generally less irritating.Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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Duchamp spent the last twenty years of his life working in secret on a three-dimensional tableau vivant of a naked, headless female body in a realistic landscape, a strangely disturbing image that is both a summary of his meta-retinal art and a total departure from it.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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One of the more disturbing results was from the dinner party at the Brooklyn apartment of my ProPublica colleague.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Irksome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irksome. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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