different between annoying vs irritative

English

Etymology

annoy +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??.??/
• Rhymes: -????

Adjective

annoying (comparative more annoying, superlative most annoying)

1. Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

Derived terms

• annoyingly

Translations

Verb

annoying

1. present participle of annoy

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:annoying

Translations

Noun

annoying (plural annoyings)

1. (rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.

References

• annoying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• annoying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• yangonin

English

Etymology

irritate +? -ive

Adjective

irritative (comparative more irritative, superlative most irritative)

1. serving to excite or irritate

2. accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
   • 1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life

     For the irritative ideas of the apparent motions of objects are now excited by irritation from internal stimulus

Noun

irritative (plural irritatives)

1. Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.

French

Adjective

irritative

1. feminine singular of irritatif

Italian

Adjective

irritative

1. feminine plural of irritativo

Anagrams

• irritatevi
• ritiratevi