Meaning of “annoying” in the English Dictionary

"annoying" in English

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annoyingadjective

uk /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/ us /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/

B1 making you feel annoyed:

It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation.
He's got a really annoying laugh.

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annoyingly
adverb uk /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ.li/ us /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ.li/

Rather annoyingly, I'd just bought the hardback when the paperback edition came out.

(Definition of “annoying” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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annoying

I find it very annoying.
What is happening now is annoying.
European citizens and in particular small and medium-sized companies find the difficulties involved not simply annoying but in some cases also extremely expensive.