annoyingly
- adverb
- /əˈnɔɪɪŋli/
- The teacher's constant reminders were annoyingly distracting during the exam.
- annoyingly loud
- annoyingly catchy
- annoyingly vague
And very young children get annoyingly obsessed with chains of reasoning.
- And very young children get annoyingly obsessed with chains of reasoning.
- I don't when I, I'm not saying I'm, I don't push for things, but I don't like, annoyingly push for things.
- And I don't know your experience about, but when I played against this fella, so annoyingly good.
- But if you've been reaching out to people and don't annoy them, just do it regularly, but not annoyingly.
- I, I tend to sit like annoyingly close to my editor and then second guess at every single step.
Examples
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Her mom had always been annoyingly enigmatic, but never intrusive.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Morning, Peter," came an annoyingly cheerful voice from a few feet away.
Fiction book (1997) -
- Annoyingly, that does sound right.
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Annoyingly happy, all the time.
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The gods have been annoyingly silent on that matter.
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He certainly kept an annoyingly close watch on me after that.
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Rather annoyingly, she's not picking up.
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Clara felt an emotion that had become annoyingly familiar in the last years.
Fiction book (1993) -
It is annoyingly catchy, though.
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Leslie just nodded, with a sympathy that seemed annoyingly genuine.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
In a very annoying or frustrating way
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
In a way that makes someone very angry or frustrated
In a very annoying way that people cannot stand
In a boring way that annoys people
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a way that makes someone feel annoyed and impatient
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In a way that annoys or worries other people, often on purpose
In a way that annoys or worries someone again and again
In an annoying way that keeps happening and causes trouble
Causes annoyance or small trouble that makes you feel irritated
Annoying and causing repeated small problems or used to complain strongly
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Annoyingly comes from annoy, which originally meant 'to cause trouble' and comes from an old Latin word that meant 'hate'. So, to do something annoyingly is to 'cause dislike' or irritation.