irritating, adj.
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causing irritation or annoyance
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annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
sample sentences
"tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork""aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"
"found it galling to have to ask permission"
"an irritating delay"
"nettlesome paperwork"
"a pesky mosquito"
"swarms of pestering gnats"
"a plaguey newfangled safety catch"
"a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"
"a vexatious child"
"it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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causing physical discomfort
<adj.all>
irritating painful
sample sentences
"bites of black flies are more than irritatingthey can be very painful"
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derivationally related form
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(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
<adj.all>
irritating irritative
sample sentences
"an irritative agent"
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