aggravatingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The film has no sympathy for Joe Jackson, whom Domingo plays as both a predator and aggravatingly savvy: half-spider, half-Mommie Dearest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
SEOUL—“Baby Shark Dance,” the aggravatingly addictive children’s tune, is YouTube’s most-watched video ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Viewed in that light, Arquette’s depiction is aggravatingly honest.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
Because, aggravatingly, it didn’t make the short list of titles to be considered for the foreign-language Oscar, I hope people will take the trouble to find this brave and beautiful film.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2018
The broad-shouldered man had an aggravatingly official manner.
From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum
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