Verb (used with object) : He was exasperated by the senseless delays. From Dictionary.com.
With their three-part-harmony behind Mr. Valli's hearty falsetto, the group's songs remain exasperatingly infectious. From Wordnik.com. [November 2005] Reference
I remember that being exasperatingly old circa 1970. From Wordnik.com. [Fake cellphone talking.] Reference
Up till the 13th it was exasperatingly warm and calm. From Wordnik.com. [South: the story of Shackleton’s last expedition 1914–1917] Reference
Men of the British services are exasperatingly modest. From Wordnik.com. [Some Naval Yarns] Reference
Several days passed with the weather exasperatingly clear. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy] Reference
Really, Freddie could be the most exasperatingly slow fellow. From Wordnik.com. [The English Witch]
It's exasperatingly tactless, but can we expect anything else?. From Wordnik.com. [Watch this at the weekend] Reference
In fact, except for her scars, her body was exasperatingly perfect. From Wordnik.com. [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference
"Oh, it's my fatal fascination, I suppose," he answered exasperatingly. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Altar's voice ring out high and mocking and exasperatingly like his own. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Anstice, with that exasperatingly inopportune way of his, called out. From Wordnik.com. [Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes] Reference
"Ask your Great-uncle another time, dear," said her mother exasperatingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Rilloby Fair Mystery]
Orgon has an interview with his mother, who is exasperatingly sure still that. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
Tauruses are loyal and supportive but they can also be exasperatingly stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [Phyllis F. Mitz: Ask Phyllis...Astrology and Beyond] Reference
Israel has found him to be a credible, although exasperatingly tough, negotiator. From Wordnik.com. [In Search of Hezbollah] Reference
Blacquaire was a man with an exasperatingly cold and supercilious fashion of speech. From Wordnik.com. [VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea] Reference
"Rupert has the gift of being exasperatingly uncommunicative," his brother told her. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
"The only thing I really remember from last night was Hillary exasperatingly saying" Yes. From Wordnik.com. [Post Debate Roundup, Philly Edition] Reference
Keeping count of Nixon is so exasperatingly dull that you'd think only Nixon could do it. From Wordnik.com. [Nix] Reference
For those who like scientific definitions, creativity is an exasperatingly slippery concept. From Wordnik.com. [ARTFUL AGING] Reference
MR. MCCURRY: There are two parties that are exasperatingly intractable as they approach this. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
"And you are the most exasperatingly dull man," Myra retorted, still half-laughing, half-crying. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
Finally, after a great deal of exasperatingly unsatisfactory correspondence with agents in Austin and. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
"I should like very much to hear them," replied the young man, with an exasperatingly incredulous smile. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885] Reference
I wish I could say more about "The Event," but it flew by so exasperatingly fast that I barely had time to notice. From Wordnik.com. ['The Event' is a head-scratcher, by design] Reference
He was, as a child and all through his life, "deeply, profoundly and sometimes exasperatingly Catholic," says his son. From Wordnik.com. [He Knew He Was Right] Reference
At first, the resulting pattern was almost too subtle to identify, but after a while it became exasperatingly predictable. From Wordnik.com. [Marnia Robinson: Another Way To Make Love] Reference
Perhaps there was some lack of courtesy, some annoying error in your bill which we were exasperatingly obtuse in rectifying?. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
One of these deserves notice, from the fact that its title-page so ridiculously and exasperatingly misrepresents its contents. From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 5, May, 1884] Reference
Thereupon, he put his thumb to his nose and wriggled his finger as exasperatingly as any Yankee boy here in this enlightened land. From Wordnik.com. [Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories] Reference
The exasperatingly slow, inefficient apology for a telephone service that would not be tolerated anywhere else is good enough for London. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions of a War Correspondent] Reference
It was certainly hard work, and their progress was exasperatingly slow. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys on the Plains The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch] Reference
Strand was an exasperatingly headstrong fellow, and persuasions never prevailed with him. From Wordnik.com. [Tales from Two Hemispheres] Reference
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