Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irksomely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
irk-some-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an irksome manner; tediously.

Etymology

Etymology tree English irksome Middle English -ly English -ly English irksomely From irksome + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more irksomely (comparative) most irksomely (superlative)

Questions

What does irksomely mean?
In an irksome manner; tediously.
Where does irksomely come from?
Etymology tree English irksome Middle English -ly English -ly English irksomely From irksome + -ly.

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