irritating
adjective
1. causing irritation or annoyance
- an irritating delay
Similar word(s): disagreeable, annoying, bothersome, galling, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
2. (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
- an irritative agent
Similar word(s): stimulative, irritative
3. causing physical discomfort
- bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful
Similar word(s): uncomfortable, painful
verb
1. present participle of irritate