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irksomely
(
ad
.)討厭地;厭惡地
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Irk·some
a.
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
.
Syn:
--
Wearisome
;
tedious
;
tiresome
;
vexatious
;
burdensome
.
Usage:
--
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
.
Wearisome
nights
are
appointed
to
me
.
--
Job
vii
. 3.
Pity
only
on
fresh
objects
stays
,
But
with
the
tedious
sight
of
woes
decays
. --
Dryden
.
--
Irk*some*ly
,
adv.
--
Irk*some*ness
,
n.
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