irritatingly

In bothersome fashion

In a manner that causes annoyance or impatience.

Something done irritatingly gets on your nerves: He was irritatingly vague about his plans.

The word often modifies adjectives to express frustrated acknowledgment: She was irritatingly right, as usual.

annoyance

exasperatingly

In an irritating manner

vexingly · aggravatingly · annoyingly · provokingly · gallingly · peevishly · tiresomely · tediously · displeasingly · offensively

pestering

naggingly

With persistent irritation

meddlesomely · officiously · obnoxiously · pushily · demandingly

slowness

ploddingly

In a slow, dull manner

pokily · unhurriedly · laboriously · tediously · languidly · lingeringly

persistence

incessantly

Without pause or interruption

repeatedly · persistently · unceasingly · continuously · interminably · perpetually · unremittingly · monotonously · chronically · habitually

grating

jarringly

In a clashing manner

abrasively · raspingly · discordantly · cacophonously · shrilly · piercingly · screechingly · raucously · dissonantly · ear-splittingly

Opposites
manner of effect on others

irritatinglysoothingly

In a calming way

pleasantly · pleasingly · agreeably · comfortingly · delightfully

Family

irritating

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