irritating
Example Sentences
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It won’t be easy to move away from reflexively dismissing some irritating phenomenon by saying “good old Gen Z” or “OK boomer,” but we could definitely use less branding in this deeply divided society.
From Salon
Finding her all blissed out and unaware can honestly be pretty irritating— although it’s better than finding her freaking out or crying or hurt or something.
From Literature
The top 25 most-viewed videos analysed by Hales contained products with an average of 11 and a maximum of 21 potentially irritating active ingredients for pediatric skin.
From Barron's
Science fiction bursts at the seams with bizarre extinction scenarios, usually delivered from space, like the one that precipitates Carol’s irritating life turn.
From Salon
It’s a puzzling and irritating gesture that in context sounds like a mistake.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
