Irksome — Defs

01 a. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.

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.

“Wearisome nights are appointed to me.” — Job vii. 3.

“Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the tedious sight of woes decays.” — Dryden.

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.