irritatedly
- adverb
- /ˌɪrɪˈteɪɪdli/
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irritadamente
- The customer at the department store responded irritatedly when the clerk asked the same question again.
Examples
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(irritatedly)
Fiction book (1998) -
The person at the cash register irritatedly repeats my total.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Relevance?" Lou Briones, the former city councilman, not used to being interrupted, turned toward the judge irritatedly.
Fiction book (1999) -
It began to jab the spears irritatedly at the ground, and their rhythm was broken, jagged.
Fiction book (1999) -
She tapped her foot irritatedly while waiting for the bus to arrive.
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After hearing the repeated excuses, he sighed and said irritatedly, 'This is getting old.'
Synonyms
26
3.2
Showing that you are annoyed because you cannot wait
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
2
8.1
In a childish, annoyed way that shows impatience
1
7.6
In a short angry way that shows you are annoyed
1
7.2
In an annoyed way that shows you are very tired of something
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In an annoyed way that shows irritation or anger
In a short, sharp way that shows annoyance
In a bad-tempered, easily annoyed way
Antonyms
How Irritated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irritatedly comes from irritate, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'to rub' or 'to excite'. Think of something rubbing your skin until it stings — that image helps you remember that to act irritatedly is to show annoyance or impatience.