"tasky" meaning in English

See tasky in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: taskier [comparative], more tasky [comparative], taskiest [superlative], most tasky [superlative]
Etymology: From task + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|task|-y|id2=adjectival}} task + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} tasky (comparative taskier or more tasky, superlative taskiest or most tasky)
  1. (informal) Resembling a task, arduous; (by extension) time-consuming, tiresome, stressful. Tags: informal
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