frustratingly
Americanadverb
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The symptoms were frighteningly similar and frustratingly non-specific: fever, rashes, weakness, dehydration and, in some cases, seizures.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
These cultural comparisons would and should be interesting, if not for screenwriter Ajon Singh’s frustratingly shallow screenplay and Oppenheim’s stylish yet one-note direction.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Yet, for some Palisades residents — in month 20 of recovery — the pace remains frustratingly slow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
This became frustratingly evident to the White Sox last season as they watched seemingly well-struck fly balls die on the warning track and grounders fail to scoot through the infield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
His letters told me little of his day-to-day life, which I guessed to be frustratingly dull for such a brilliant wizard.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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