trying
adjective
extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit.
tryingness
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a word derived from
trying.
Example Sentences
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Next to sweet-potatoes, the premier abomination to walk through, give me kokos for good all-round tryingness, particularly when they are wet, as is very much the case now.
From Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley
