 irritating |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] causing irritation or annoyance | |
| Synonyms: | pestering annoying galling nettlesome plaguy teasing pesky plaguey vexing vexatious pestiferous bothersome | |
| Examples: | "tapping an annoying rhythm" "a particularly bothersome noise" "found it galling to have to ask permission" "an irritating delay" "nettlesome paperwork" "a pesky mosquito" "swarms of pestering gnats" |
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| Related terms: | disagreeable | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite | |
| Synonyms: | irritative | |
| Examples: | "an irritative agent" |
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| Related terms: | stimulative | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] causing physical discomfort | |
| Synonyms: | painful | |
| Examples: | "bites of black flies are more than irritating they can be very painful" |
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| Related terms: | uncomfortable | |
| Similar spelling: |
irritation irritative irritate irritated |
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