EGAVE

irritating

About 2.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
    irritating bureaucracy
  2. adjective Stimulating or exciting a response.
  3. verb present participle and gerund of irritate

Similar words

nettlesome irritative galling plaguy vexing pesky annoying vexatious bothersome pestering

Often followed by

to and the than effect or substances as in

Word family

irritatingly

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