definition of
irksome

[1] #1 irksome s. [boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome] so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";. wn