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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“Six is to eight as twelve is to…” That kind of thing, which was irritating to me.
From Literature
It was enough to erase all of Ma’s irritating advice.
From Literature
This should make me relieved, but I somehow find it irritating in an entirely different way.
From Literature
I find this really irritating for about 150 reasons, one of which is that in an ever-automated world, it’s another nail in the coffin of human interaction.
From Los Angeles Times
As characters, they may be flamboyant and/or ironic in a way often denied to the central investigators, whom they are likely to find a little irritating.
From Los Angeles Times
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