irritatingly

ir·ri·tate

(ĭr′ĭ-tāt′)

v. ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates

v.tr.

1. To cause (someone) to feel impatient or angry; annoy: a loud, bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.

2. To make sore or inflamed: The smoke irritated my eyes.

3. Physiology To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

v.intr.

To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]

ir′ri·tat′ing·ly adv.

ir′ri·ta′tor n.

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irritatingly

(ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ)

adv

in a way which causes annoyance or anger(of a substance, chemical, etc) in a way which causes inflammation or tenderness of a bodily organ or part

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Adv.

irritatingly - in an irritating manner

Translations

irritantemente

irritatingly

[ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV the answer proved irritatingly elusive → la respuesta fue esquiva hasta el punto de resultar irritante
a stone was irritatingly lodged in his shoe → se le había metido una piedra en el zapato y le molestaba
irritatingly, I was none the wiser after reading his book → para mi fastidio, la lectura de su libro no me había aclarado nada

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irritatingly

adv → ärgerlich; he very irritatingly changed his mind → ärgerlicherweise hat er seine Meinung geändert

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