irritating
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- irritatingly adverb
- nonirritating adjective
- unirritating adjective
Etymology
Origin of irritating
First recorded in 1700–10; irritat(e) + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The top 25 most-viewed videos analysed by Hales contained products with an average of 11 and a maximum of 21 potentially irritating active ingredients for pediatric skin.
From Barron's
Science fiction bursts at the seams with bizarre extinction scenarios, usually delivered from space, like the one that precipitates Carol’s irritating life turn.
From Salon
It’s a puzzling and irritating gesture that in context sounds like a mistake.
The level of understanding she had of Alani, and Whitaker’s desire to humanize her, made a character who could have been seen as unrelatable, ignorant or even irritating into a delightfully self-aware fan favorite.
From Los Angeles Times
It doesn’t disappear but drifts onto neighboring properties — some blocks away — and fills yards and houses with obnoxious smoke irritating to eyes, throat and lungs.
From Seattle Times
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