scunnered

Definition of scunnerednext
chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunnered
Adjective
  • Just not as annoyed as his fan base, which hasn’t celebrated a title in four decades.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Then gets annoyed when people ask him about it.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The area may be slightly swollen, red, itchy and irritated.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Both ingredients blanket dry, irritated skin and deeply restore moisture for that signature K-beauty glass-skin glow.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For the first time in a minute, PTA doesn’t look too bothered to be explaining himself about this movie, perhaps because he’s finally got the hardware to back up a worthy film that dares to upset or even confound its audience.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Winnipeg Jets, 25-26-10 Feb. 6: 28 Sean: 25 Dom: 25 The perfect deadline: Addition by subtraction Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are the exact sort of player archetypes that get traditional contending GMs overly hot and bothered.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • After the Canadiens’ loss to the Sharks on Saturday, Lane Hutson was somewhat exasperated that issues the Canadiens have talked about for months keep coming up.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Documentarian Geeta Gandbhir retraces this slow-moving tragedy through the body camera footage of the exasperated officers who know that the caller, not the children, is the problem.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That was the result of angry partisans taking seriously Trump’s bogus election-fraud claims.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • House Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
    Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Virginia made one last push, cutting TCU’s lead to 65-55, but the Horned Frogs quickly delivered the knockout blow as Miles knocked down a 3 and Suarez hit sophomore center Clara Silva for a layup to end Virginia’s hopes of another upset.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the video of the altercation, which was broken into clips and cross-posted across social media platforms, Peters and the woman are hanging out when Lentz arrives, upset.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Scunnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunnered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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