| ADJECTIVE | all | irritating, annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing | causing irritation or annoyance |
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| all | irritating, irritative | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite | |
| all | irritating, painful | causing physical discomfort |
| Sounds | ih'rahtey.tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Causing irritation or annoyance. | |
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| Example | "an irritating delay" | |
| Synonyms | annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing | |
| Broader | disagreeable | not to your liking |
| Spanish | cargante, enfadoso, enojoso, fastidioso, irritante, molesto, pesado, vejatorio | |
| Catalan | empipador, emprenyador, enfadós, enutjós, irritant, molest, ofenós, pesat, vexador, vexant, vexatori | |
| Adverbs | irritatingly | in an irritating manner |
| Meaning | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | irritative | |
| Broader | stimulative | capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
| Spanish | irritante | |
| Catalan | irritant | |
| Meaning | Causing physical discomfort. | |
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| Example | "bites of black flies are more than irritating | |
| Synonym | painful | |
| Broader | uncomfortable | Providing or experiencing physical discomfort |
| Spanish | doloroso, molesto | |
| Catalan | dolorós, molest | |
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