irksome
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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
My first quarter at Lowood seemed an age; and not the golden age either; it comprised an irksome struggle with difficulties in habituating myself to new rules and unwonted tasks.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The Taming of the Shrew
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