irksome (adj.)

  1. 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 couldnt capture their attention; what an irksome task the writing of long letters is- Edmund Burke; tedious days on the train; the tiresome chirping of a cricket- Mark Twain; other peoples dreams are dreadfully wearisome

    [ Syn: boring , deadening , dull , ho-hum , slow , tedious , tiresome , wearisome ]

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