| 释义 |
irksomely, adv.|ˈɜːksəmlɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an irksome manner; in a way that tires, annoys, or troubles.
1549Latimer 4th Serm. bef. Edw. VI (Arb.) 117 He dyed verye daungerously, yrkesomelye, horryblye. 1643Milton Divorce i. xiii, If it [a vow] be found rash, if offensive..our doctrine forces not error and unwillingness irksomly to keep it. 1713Steele Guard. No. 143 ⁋1 A bar of cold iron so irksomly long, that it banged against his calf. 1860Med. Times 15 Sept. 266/1 Everyone who has work to do should seek bodily strength to do it less irksomely. |