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irksome

[urk-suhm] / ˈɜrk səm /


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The lazy packaging is all the more irksome considering our car was a rear-drive variant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The wanton use of the term is part of the fun, but also what makes it irksome.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

"The rise of AI has raised concerns about low-quality content — also known as AI slop," YouTube chief executive Neal Mohan said of the irksome phenomenon.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze, is a sea of large beach tents, called cabanas in Australia.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

As if the expense and trouble were not irksome enough, all and sundry insisted on salting Ned's wound by calling it "the Hand's tourney," as if he were the cause of it.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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