Definition of irritatingly in English:
irritatingly
adverbˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋliˈɪrəˌteɪdɪŋli
1In a manner that causes annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.
he keeps humming irritatingly
irritatingly shrill-voiced arguments
sentence adverb irritatingly, she is a chronic name-dropper
Example sentencesExamples
- Even those accessing the service by email find irritatingly large ads tacked on the bottom of each message.
- There are copious footnotes and an index but, irritatingly, no bibliography.
- Often hovering portentously around the edge of the drama, he pops up at irritatingly convenient moments to keep the plot going.
- From the opening chapters onward, he continually asks questions of himself, reasoning through his emotions in an irritatingly simplistic manner.
- At first I found it irritatingly difficult to use.
- He is exceedingly melodramatic when he is not being irritatingly tiresome.
- The video is a bit washed out, but not irritatingly so.
- In last week's column, I threatened retribution against Chris for his irritatingly successful April Fool's prank.
- I can still remember a time when you were just irritatingly smart.
- The child protagonists are either unbearably cute or irritatingly obnoxious.
2In a manner that causes irritation to a body part.
an itch welled up irritatingly in his throat
Example sentencesExamples
- Getting the closest shave possible means less irritatingly scratchy stubble later in the day.
- Around ten times a day, my hands become irritatingly itchy.
- In our tests for chemical sensitivities, we selected butanone because it is more irritatingly effective than ethylbenzene.
- It is irritatingly sore whenever my clotihng rubs against it.
- If it's itchy and irritatingly uncomfortable, it is an allergic reaction.
Definition of irritatingly in US English:
irritatingly
adverbˈirəˌtādiNGlēˈɪrəˌteɪdɪŋli
1In a manner that causes annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.
he keeps humming irritatingly
irritatingly shrill-voiced arguments
sentence adverb irritatingly, she is a chronic name-dropper
Example sentencesExamples
- At first I found it irritatingly difficult to use.
- I can still remember a time when you were just irritatingly smart.
- He is exceedingly melodramatic when he is not being irritatingly tiresome.
- In last week's column, I threatened retribution against Chris for his irritatingly successful April Fool's prank.
- There are copious footnotes and an index but, irritatingly, no bibliography.
- Even those accessing the service by email find irritatingly large ads tacked on the bottom of each message.
- The child protagonists are either unbearably cute or irritatingly obnoxious.
- Often hovering portentously around the edge of the drama, he pops up at irritatingly convenient moments to keep the plot going.
- The video is a bit washed out, but not irritatingly so.
- From the opening chapters onward, he continually asks questions of himself, reasoning through his emotions in an irritatingly simplistic manner.
2In a manner that causes irritation to a body part.
an itch welled up irritatingly in his throat
Example sentencesExamples
- Around ten times a day, my hands become irritatingly itchy.
- It is irritatingly sore whenever my clotihng rubs against it.
- If it's itchy and irritatingly uncomfortable, it is an allergic reaction.
- Getting the closest shave possible means less irritatingly scratchy stubble later in the day.
- In our tests for chemical sensitivities, we selected butanone because it is more irritatingly effective than ethylbenzene.