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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
annoying
    adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying
           rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
           particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
           galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
           delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
           "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety
           catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him";
           "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you
           are wrong" [syn: annoying, bothersome, galling,
           irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering,
           pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
           vexatious, vexing]
    n 1: the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance,
         annoying, irritation, vexation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed
   ([a^]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien,
   anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui,
   enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy, n.]
   To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated
   acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed
   by his remarks.
   [1913 Webster]

         Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy
         Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --Prior.
   [1913 Webster]

   2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by
      impeding its march, or by a cannonade.
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   Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;
        tease.
        [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Annoying \An*noy"ing\, a.
   That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- An*noy"ing*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Annoying:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aggravating, aggravative, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, chafing, contentious, crushing, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, fretting, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, onerous, oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, trying, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying
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