annoying
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adjective \-iŋ\Definition of ANNOYING
: causing vexation : irritating <an annoying habit> <annoying questions>
— an·noy·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of ANNOYING
- <my partner has the annoying habit of eating all the pickles and leaving a jar full of pickle juice in the refrigerator>
First Known Use of ANNOYING
14th century
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- Synonyms
- abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
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