exasperating

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Her scornful tone was very exasperating, and Eleanor straightened haughtily.

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  1. Irritating; vexatious. A boy who doubtless was often rude and disobedient and exasperating to the last degree, but was her boy. S. Lanier, The English Novel, p. 200.

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  • It was exasperating, as well as frightening, with all his scientific ability, he could not devise a method of escaping the animals There was higher ground ahead, a wilderness of rocks that thrust above the adjacent prehistoric jungle, naked except for scattered spots of rank moss Doc noted crevices high among the rocks, apertures that seemed to be natural caves. —  083 - The Other World
  • To the point that it is ridiculous, exasperating, and comical, South Americans (in every country) absolutely hate giving change. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • Whilst the process has been disruptive and at times exasperating, the changes have led to the emergence of diverse centres of authority, thereby lessening the zero-sum nature of Indonesian political life.
  • But the scenarios themselves can be exasperating -- too often, you're stuck protecting defenseless ground forces when you'd rather be dogfighting. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • The Linden Resident Choices awards, to be further immemorialized at Linden infohubs and a Winners 'Circle near Waterhead infohub, of course are annoying and grating and exasperating -- but what can you do, this is how the Lindens and their fanboyz are, and you can only walk around the robots. —  Second Thoughts
 

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