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ir⋅ri⋅tat⋅ing

  [ir-i-tey-ting]
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–adjective
causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
Origin:
1700–10; irritate + -ing 2

Related forms:
ir⋅ri⋅tat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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ir·ri·tate   (ĭr'ĭ-tāt')   
v.   ir·ri·tat·ed, ir·ri·tat·ing, ir·ri·tates

v.   tr.
  1. To rouse to impatience or anger; annoy: a loud bossy voice that irritates listeners. See Synonyms at annoy.
  2. To chafe or inflame.
  3. Physiology To cause physiological activity or response in (an organ or tissue), as by application of a stimulus.
v.   intr.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.

[Latin irrītāre, irrītāt-.]
ir'ri·tat'ing·ly adv., ir'ri·ta'tor n.
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