-səm adjective
Etymology: Middle English irksom, from irken to irk + -som -some
1. obsolete : weary , vexed, disgusted
2. : tending to irk
an irksome task
: irritating , tedious
such irksome caution
• irk·some·ly adverb
• irk·some·ness noun -es
-səm adjective
Etymology: Middle English irksom, from irken to irk + -som -some
1. obsolete : weary , vexed, disgusted
2. : tending to irk
an irksome task
: irritating , tedious
such irksome caution
• irk·some·ly adverb
• irk·some·ness noun -es
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012