frustratingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English frustrate

English -ing

English frustrating

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English frustratingly

From frustrating + -ly.

Adverb

frustratingly (comparative more frustratingly, superlative most frustratingly)

1. In a frustrating manner; in a manner that causes frustration.

See also

• frustratedly