irritatingly
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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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irritatingly
[ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋlɪ] ADV the answer proved irritatingly elusive → la respuesta fue esquiva hasta el punto de resultar irritantea 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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