What is pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the tedious sight of woes decays. Dryden. -- Irk"some*ly, adv. -- Irk"some*ness, n called?
irksome — Pity only on fresh objects stays, But with the tedious sight of woes decays. Dryden. -- Irk"some*ly, adv. -- Irk"some*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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