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—infuriatingly, adv./in fyoor"ee ay'ting/, adj.causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.[1880-85; INFURIATE + -ING2]
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infuriating — adj. extremely annoying or displeasing; causing intense anger. Syn: annoying, exasperating, maddening, vexing. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infuriating — index outrageous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
infuriating — adj. 1) infuriating to + inf. (it s infuriating to pay such prices for inferior merchandise) 2) infuriating that + clause (it s infuriating that these items are so expensive) * * * infuriating that + clause (it s infuriating that these items are… … Combinatory dictionary
infuriating — [[t]ɪnfjʊ͟ərieɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is infuriating annoys you very much. I was in the middle of typing when Robert rang. It was infuriating!... Steve accelerated with infuriating slowness. Syn: maddening Derived words: infuriatingly … English dictionary
Infuriating — Infuriate In*fu ri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infuriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infuriating}] [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare; pref. in (L. in) + furia fury, L. furia. See {Fury}.] To render furious; to enrage; to exasperate. [1913 Webster] Those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infuriating — in|fu|ri|a|ting [ınˈfjuərieıtıŋ US ˈfjur ] adj very annoying ▪ The infuriating thing is that he is always right. >infuriatingly adv ▪ an infuriatingly tricky crossword puzzle … Dictionary of contemporary English
infuriating — adjective very annoying: It was infuriating to be so close and yet unable to contact them. infuriatingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
infuriating — adjective it s infuriating that they leave that dog outside to bark all day Syn: exasperating, maddening, annoying, irritating, irksome, vexatious, trying, tiresome; informal aggravating, pesky, infernal … Thesaurus of popular words
infuriating — infuriate ► VERB ▪ make irritated or angry. DERIVATIVES infuriating adjective. ORIGIN Latin infuriare … English terms dictionary
infuriating — adjective extremely annoying or displeasing (Freq. 2) his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating I ve had an exasperating day her infuriating indifference the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening • Syn: ↑exasperating, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
