Irritating
1irritating — adj. 1. causing annoyance. Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, nettlesome, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. causing irritation of living tissue; used of physical stimuli. Syn: irritant …
2irritating — index caustic, irksome, loathsome, offensive (offending), painful, provocative, vexatious Burton s …
3irritating — adj. 1) irritating to + inf. (it s irritating to see them waste so much time) 2) irritating that + clause (it s irritating that he got off so easy) * * * irritating that + clause (it s irritating that he got off so easy) irritating to + inf. (it… …
4irritating — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ The sheer number of tourists can be irritating. ▪ become, get ▪ The song gets a bit irritating after a while. ▪ find sth …
5irritating — ir|ri|tat|ing [ˈırıteıtıŋ] adj an irritating habit, situation etc keeps annoying you ▪ He s the most irritating man I ve ever met. ▪ He was smiling in a way I found very irritating . irritating habit/characteristics/mannerisms ▪ She has an… …
6irritating — [[t]ɪ̱rɪteɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is irritating keeps annoying you. They also have the irritating habit of interrupting. Syn: annoying Derived words: irritatingly ADV GRADED usu ADV adj, also ADV with cl They can be irritatingly… …
7irritating — adjective an irritating habit, situation etc is annoying: She has an irritating habit of interrupting everything you say. irritatingly adverb …
8irritating — adjective 1. causing irritation or annoyance (Freq. 1) tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport found it galling to have to ask permission an irritating delay nettlesome… …
9Irritating — Irritate Ir ri*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irritated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Irritating}.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of doubtful origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten excitement in; to intensify; to… …
10irritating — irritatingly, adv. /ir i tay ting/, adj. causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions. [1700 10; IRRITATE + ING2] * * * …
