maddening
adjective
driving to madness or frenzy.
maddeningly
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a word derived from
maddening.
Example Sentences
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The navigation officer was on the bridge radioing the Iranian navy a question that had become maddeningly repetitive and desperately urgent: When would the ship be able to leave?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers — a banged-up M-A-S-H unit all season — hit one final wall in a game that seemed maddeningly winnable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
But patients don’t like being told something is all in their head, particularly when their lives are falling apart over a maddeningly persistent illness.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
The 23-year-old has gone from being an unquestionably talented winger, but sometimes maddeningly inconsistent, to the brilliant catalyst behind so much of their best moments this season.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
The process had started in Portland when he had drunk the gorgon’s blood, but his past life had still been maddeningly fuzzy.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
