gallingly
- adverb
- /ˈɡɔːlɪŋli/
- It was gallingly frustrating to see him succeed.
Examples
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She was gallingly confident, never doubting her own abilities even for a moment.
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He gallingly ignored all the advice his colleagues offered him.
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It was gallingly obvious that he had not read the instructions.
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She gallingly ignored my advice.
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His gallingly rude comments made everyone uncomfortable at the meeting.
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The gallingly high prices of the tickets left many fans feeling frustrated.
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She found his gallingly patronizing tone difficult to tolerate during their discussion.
Synonyms
In a way that makes people feel bothered
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
In an angry way because something seems unfair
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
In a way that shows anger or dislike
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
In a way that makes someone very angry or frustrated
In a way that shows blame or unhappiness
In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a way that makes someone feel annoyed and impatient
In a harsh, irritating way that annoys people
In a rude or unfriendly way
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 annoyed or frustrated way
In an annoyed and impatient way
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
In an angry and unpleasant way that shows annoyance
In a way that causes someone a lot of pain or worry
In an annoying way that keeps happening and causes trouble
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
In a sharp, bitter way that hurts people with words
In a mocking way that shows dislike and makes someone feel small
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gallingly comes from gall, an old word for 'bile' or 'bitterness'. People used 'gall' for anger or spite, so to act gallingly is to behave in a way that makes others feel annoyed or bitter.