exasperatingly
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7.5
- adverb
- /ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪtɪŋli/
:
exasperantemente
- I never met a "union craftsman" who wasn't far more interested in his breaks, his benefits, his vacation, or his retirement than the quality of the work he did. When he was held to any kind of standard for quality, he bitched and whined and tried to evade the work and the responsibility until the very last moment, and then grudgingly, finally, exasperatingly did his job.
Examples
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He found it exasperatingly difficult to deal with the constant interruptions during the meeting.
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This was not necessarily to say that the girls were engaging in forbidden deeds, although such deeds could never be ruled out, but merely to suggest that what they did do remained exasperatingly unknown.
Fiction book (1994) -
Why must you remain so exasperatingly contrary?
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Well, if you'll pardon me for saying so, you seem so exasperatingly certain of everything.
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It is exasperatingly beautiful.
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He was always respectful but exasperatingly lazy, hopelessly disorganized, and a little overweight, hard to get moving.
Fiction book (2001) -
And it would be annoyingly, exasperatingly lame because it not only produces a stupid movie in and of itself, it retroactively ruins the first two films by taking much of what was cool about them and erasing it.
Blog text (10) -
The vast majority of our daily headaches tend to be problems that exist primarily in a relatively affluent and safe Western culture: problems with the cable company, a car that is recalled, an exasperatingly crowded parking lot at the mall during the holidays, hassles with an insurance company, and poor service at a restaurant.
Blog text (10) -
She exasperatingly repeated her explanation until everyone understood.
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The child's exasperatingly endless questions tested her patience.
Synonyms
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3.0
In a way that makes people feel bothered
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4.4
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
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6.4
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
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4.2
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
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7.4
In a way that makes someone very angry or frustrated
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7.9
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
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7.8
In a harsh, irritating way that annoys people
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In a way that annoys or worries other people, often on purpose
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
In a way that shows strong annoyance or surprise
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
exasperatingly = exasperating (transparent) = exasperate + ing + ly
The adverb is a regular suffixation of the adjectival present-participle 'exasperating' with '-ly', and that adjective is transparently derived from the verb 'exasperate'.
Etymology
Exasperatingly comes from the Latin exasperare, which means 'to make rough', and from asper meaning 'rough'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a rough stone rubbing away your patience — something done exasperatingly makes people very annoyed.