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annoyingly

/ʌˈnɔɪjɪŋli/ adv

In an annoying manner.

Word Origin Annoyingly comes from Latin odium 'hatred' — to annoy someone is literally to make them hateful or to cause disgust. The word traveled through Old French enuier (to vex) and into English. The same root gives us annoyance and annoyer. So when something is annoyingly persistent, it's stirring up a little hatred.

adv In an annoying manner.

The alarm clock rang annoyingly early on a Sunday morning.

(副词) 恼人地

闹钟在周日早晨恼人地早早响起。

(adverbio) molestamente; irritantemente; fastidiosamente [De manera molesta o irritante.]

El despertador sonó de manera irritantemente temprano en una mañana de domingo.

(adverbe) agaçamment; d'une manière agaçante; d'une façon exaspérante; insupportablement; énervant [De manière agaçante ; d'une façon qui irrite ou contrarie.]

Le réveil sonna annoyingly tôt un dimanche matin.

(Adverb) nervig; ärgerlich [Auf eine störende, lästige oder ärgerliche Weise.]

Der Wecker klingelte **annoyingly** früh an einem Sonntagmorgen.

(副詞) いら立たせる様子で；迷惑なほどに。

日曜日の朝、目覚まし時計がうんざりするほど早く鳴った。

(advérbio) irritantemente; de forma irritante; de modo irritante; aborrecidamente [De maneira irritante.]

O despertador tocou irritantemente cedo em uma manhã de domingo.

Synonyms: irritatingly vexingly exasperatingly bothersomely frustratingly tiresomely aggravatingly maddeningly Antonyms: pleasantly agreeably delightfully charmingly
Word parts: annoy + ing + ly

Related words

annoy annoyance annoyer

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