Word
annoyingly
Phoneticsan·noy·ing·ly
UK/ɐnˈɔɪɪŋli/
Definition
adv. in a way that is irritating or frustrating. You use it to describe how something makes you feel annoyed.
adv. in a manner that causes irritation or annoyance. Often used to modify adjectives or verbs to emphasize the speaker's frustration.
Examples
“The phone rings annoyingly every five minutes.”
“The car's alarm went off annoyingly early in the morning, waking up the entire neighborhood.”
“The software update was annoyingly slow, forcing the entire department to wait for hours before they could resume their daily tasks.”
Examples
simple
“The phone rings annoyingly every five minutes.”
contextual
“The car's alarm went off annoyingly early in the morning, waking up the entire neighborhood.”
complex
“The software update was annoyingly slow, forcing the entire department to wait for hours before they could resume their daily tasks.”
Real-World Examples
“Annoyingly, you can’t even have the LEDs light up for text messages from your starred contacts.” “I wanted a clock that, annoyingly, didn’t seem to exist.” Etymology
From annoying + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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