infuriatingly
- adverb
- /ɪnˈfjʊəriˌeɪtɪŋli/
- The meeting dragged on infuriatingly, causing many to lose focus.
- infuriatingly patronizing smile
- infuriatingly so
Examples
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And the infuriatingly saddening part is that none of what may occur here has to.
Blog text (26) -
No sport dramatizes more infuriatingly the limited control we have over our lives and the wanton whimsy of the gods than soccer.
Blog text (17) -
It's based on texts and, to some eyes, infuriatingly slow.
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But still, he was just infuriatingly conservative enough to keep the Steelers in it.
Blog text (28) -
Infuriatingly so, even when pretending to feel sorry for me.
Fiction book (1997) -
His theories are unorthodox, and he has this infuriatingly superior manner about him.
Fiction book (1997) -
But Edmund's voice remained, as always, infuriatingly cool and dispassionate.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's a talking point that allows Democrats to focus on class warfare, and the cheap populism is infuriatingly small potatoes.
Blog text (21) -
He's impossibly young, infuriatingly accomplished, and impressively wonky.
Blog text (25) -
News programs dwelt infuriatingly on the spectacular wasteland at the top of our hill, never letting the helicopter camera angle descend to take in lower Skyline Drive.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
In a very bad or shocking way
In a very painful or strong way
In a way that makes people feel bothered
So strong or bad that you cannot stand it
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 very annoying way that people cannot stand
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
In a very bad or shocking way
In a way that makes someone feel annoyed and impatient
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
In a way that makes other people feel annoyed or resentful
In a way that annoys or worries other people, often on purpose
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
infuriatingly = infuriating (transparent) = infuriate + ing + ly
Formed by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'infuriating', producing an adverb with the expected meaning.
Etymology
Infuriatingly comes from the parts in- meaning 'make' and fury meaning 'great anger', the same part you see in furious. So, if something happens infuriatingly, it 'makes' people very angry or extremely frustrated.