irritating

irritating is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Irritate. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Irritate
2. adjective. causing irritation or annoyance

   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"

   "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"

   Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing

3. adjective. causing physical discomfort

   "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

   Synonyms: painful

4. adjective. (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

   "an irritative agent"

   Synonyms: irritative

Synonyms

annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing, painful, irritative

Common word forms

irritate, irritatingly

Words from these letters

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