maddeningly
- 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
Figuring out the purse for 34 of the 35 graded stakes races at Santa Anita is, for horsemen anyway, maddeningly simple: Just look up the minimum purse required in North America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
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
I decided Mara was a know-it-all with a maddeningly adorable nose.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
