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.