irksome
Etymology
From Middle English irkesome, irksum, equivalent to irk + -some, or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English weorcsum (“painful, hurtful”).
adj
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Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily.
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