annoy
verb (used with object)
to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates.
half-annoyed
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a word derived from
annoy.
Example Sentences
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Bonnie Brentwood turned her head wearily and looked up at her with a puzzled, half-annoyed expression.
From The Witness by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
How well he could imagine the half-annoyed, half-contemptuous smile which would rise to her beautiful face, if he were so foolish as to become sentimental with her!
From The Unclassed by George Gissing
They startled him and, staring at them, he stopped for an instant, half-amused, half-annoyed at their being still in existence.
From Sir Dominick Ferrand by Henry James
With this half-annoyed sally, she swung the bow of the boat and rowed away.
From My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia by Robert Watson
Rhoda raised her eyebrows, feeling half-annoyed at his freedom, half amused.
From The Vicar's People by George Manville Fenn
