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gratingly

ADVERB
harshly
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The brothers staunchly disagree with the maxim that puns are the lowest form of humor, and their works are almost universally branded with gratingly unfunny names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Their second EP, Beautiful Chaos, peaked at number two in the US album charts, thanks to the gratingly brilliant lead single, Gnarly, and the Charli XCX-penned follow-up, Gabriella.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

It's an audio format, so the listener gets to hear his father talk about all this, and what's striking is how gratingly arrogant his dad is.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2025

The action-comedy comes on way too strong in its opening 20 minutes, introducing an all-star cast in gratingly overstuffed scenes, featuring a surfeit of fast-paced, amped-up chatter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

“Well, that’s gratingly vague. You gonna help me with this mural or not?”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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