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maddening
adjective
: very annoying
Full Definition of MADDENING
1
: tending to craze
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First Known Use of MADDENING
1822
Related to MADDENING
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- abrasive, aggravating, bothersome, carking, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, annoying, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, plaguey (also plaguy), rankling, rebarbative, riling, vexatious, vexing
MADDENING Defined for Kids
maddening
adjective mad·den·ing \ˈma-dən-iŋ\
Definition of MADDENING for Kids
: very annoying <Her constant chatter is maddening.>
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