- irksome task
- tedious assignment, annoying job
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
irksome task
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Irksome — Irk some, a. 1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. [1913 Webster] For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Weary;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irksome — adjective Date: 15th century tending to irk ; tedious < an irksome task > • irksomely adverb • irksomeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
task — n. 1) to carry out, do, fulfill, perform; cope with; take on, undertake a task 2) to assign smb. a task 3) a delicate, ticklish; difficult; fruitless, hopeless; Herculean, monumental; irksome; menial; onerous; pleasant; unpleasant; unwelcome;… … Combinatory dictionary
Irksomely — Irksome Irk some, a. 1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. [1913 Webster] For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irksomeness — Irksome Irk some, a. 1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks. [1913 Webster] For not to irksome toil, but to delight, He made us. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deadening — I noun the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) • Syn: ↑stultification, ↑constipation, ↑impairment • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaden • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
irk´some|ness — irk|some «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
irk´some|ly — irk|some «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
irk|some — «URK suhm», adjective. tiresome; tedious; annoying: »Washing dishes all day would be an irksome task. Company was irksome to me (Mary W. Shelley). SYNONYM(S): wearisome. –irk´some|ly, adverb. –irk´some|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
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