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exasperatingly

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ex·as·per·ate  (g-zsp-rt)
tr.v. ex·as·per·at·ed, ex·as·per·at·ing, ex·as·per·ates
1. To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
2. To increase the gravity or intensity of: "a scene . . . that exasperates his rose fever and makes him sneeze" Samuel Beckett.
[Latin exasperre, exaspert- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + asperre, to make rough (from asper, rough).]
ex·asper·ated·ly adv.
ex·asper·ater n.
ex·asper·ating·ly adv.
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Adv.1.exasperatingly - in an exasperating manner
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Social evolution is exasperatingly slow, isn't it, sweetheart?
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