Irritating
Irritating adjective - Causing annoyance.
Usage example: his particularly irritating habit of leaving his dirty clothes on the floor
Thorny and irritating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thorny" instead an adjective "Irritating".
Thorny
Thorny adjective - Having leaves or branches which are likely to cause a scratch.
Irritating and thorny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Irritating" instead an adjective "Thorny".
Nearby Word: thorn
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and irritating
- awkward and thorny
- disturbing and irritating
- disturbing and thorny
- unpleasant and irritating
- unpleasant and thorny
- difficult and irritating
- difficult and thorny
- painful and irritating
- painful and thorny
- sharp and irritating
- sharp and thorny
- nasty and irritating
- nasty and thorny
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