infuriatingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English infuriate

English -ing

English infuriating

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 infuriatingly

From infuriating + -ly.

Adverb

infuriatingly (comparative more infuriatingly, superlative most infuriatingly)

1. In an infuriating manner.
   • 2010 August 30, Charlie Brooker, “Buzzwords for blowhards”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 May 2023:

     And they're often infuriatingly well-crafted buzzwords – combining impact with audacious disingenuousness.

   • 2020 August 12, Andrew Mourant, “The tid is turning for a Victorian wonder”, in Rail, page 52:

     The Cambrian Line links Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury and Pwllheli, forking at Dovey Junction. Its geography is both a blessing and a headache: the scenery is glorious, but the line speed (at times) infuriatingly slow.