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irksom

irksom is the obsolete spelling of irksome.

Meaning of irksome

Adjective

irksome (comparative more irksome, superlative most irksome)

  1. Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
    • He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.

Forms of irksom

comparativemore irksom
superlativemost irksom

Questions about irksom

What is irksom the obsolete spelling of?
Irksom is the obsolete spelling of irksome.

Words near irksom in the dictionary

  1. irked
  2. Irken
  3. irketh
  4. irking
  5. irks
  6. irksom
  7. irksome
  8. irksomely
  9. irksomeness
  10. irksomenesses
  11. Irkut

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