naggingly

Examples

• All

• The man looked naggingly familiar.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "Conway," the voice again, naggingly familiar.

  Fiction book (1996)

• But the shoreline looked familiar, naggingly familiar.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The engine snaps naggingly, slashing the evening.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Her naggingly critical comments made it hard for me to enjoy the performance.

• He kept asking naggingly where I had put his keys, making me feel guilty.

• The naggingly persistent sound of the dripping tap kept me awake all night.

Synonyms

A

annoyingly

vsnaggingly

14 3.0

In a way that makes people feel bothered

repeats annoyance or worry more persistently than this general irritation

F

frustratingly

vsnaggingly

7 4.4

In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult

focuses on repeated worrying annoyance rather than resulting difficulty

M

maddeningly

vsnaggingly

3 6.6

In a very annoying or frustrating way

expresses repeated annoyance and worry rather than intense single upset

I

irritatingly

vsnaggingly

2 4.2

In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable

implies repeated annoyance that also causes worry rather than mere discomfort

A

aggravatingly

vsnaggingly

1 7.9

In a way that makes people feel annoyed

creates repeated worry or annoyance rather than a single irritating act

V

vexatiously

vsnaggingly

9.3

In a way that annoys or worries other people, often on purpose

repeats annoyance and worry rather than occasional irritation

I

importunately

vsnaggingly

• Formal

9.9

In a way that keeps asking and annoys people

keeps causing repeated worry or annoyance without urgency

P

plaguily

vsnaggingly

• Archaic

9.9

In an annoying way that keeps happening and causes trouble

focuses on repeated worry and annoyance rather than harm

I

irksomely

vsnaggingly

• Archaic

8.5

In an annoying way that bothers other people

signals repeated annoyance and worrying rather than one-off irritation

G

gallingly

vsnaggingly

8.2

In a way that makes other people feel annoyed or resentful

centres on repeated worry and annoyance rather than social resentment

G

grumblingly

vsnaggingly

6.3

In a low, complaining way that shows you are unhappy

is about repeatedly annoying or worrying others rather than complaining tone

Antonyms

R

reassuringly

6 3.5

In a way that makes someone feel less worried

How Annoying

relentlessly

53 4.9

persistently

14 3.8

naggingly

6.1

annoyingly

14 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology