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irritatingly

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ir·ri·tate  (r-tt)
v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates
v.tr.
1. To rouse to impatience or anger; annoy: a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
2. To chafe or inflame.
3. Physiology To cause physiological activity or response in (an organ or tissue), as by application of a stimulus.
v.intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrtre, irrtt-.]

irri·tating·ly adv.
irri·tator n.
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Adv.1.irritatingly - in an irritating manner
Translations
irritatingly [ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV the answer proved irritatingly elusivela respuesta fue esquiva hasta el punto de resultar irritante
a stone was irritatingly lodged in his shoese le había metido una piedra en el zapato y le molestaba
irritatingly, I was none the wiser after reading his bookpara mi fastidio, la lectura de su libro no me había aclarado nada
irritatingly
advärgerlich; he very irritatingly changed his mindärgerlicherweise hat er seine Meinung geändert


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"Well, stranger," the other drawled irritatingly, "I don't mind telling you that's something I ain't worked out for myself.
He sat, elegant and bulky, in the drawing-room, the head of his stick hovering in front of his big teeth, and talked for hours with a thick-lipped smile (he said nothing that could be considered objectionable and not quite the thing) talked in an unusual manner--not obviously irritatingly.
 
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