annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.

What does it mean by irksome?

: annoying or irritating. See the full definition for irksome in the English Language Learners Dictionary. irksome. adjective. irk·​some | \ ˈərk-səm \

What is an irksome task?

adjective. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. “"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke” synonyms: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome uninteresting. arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement.