Definition

In a way that causes great anger or frustration.

Example

The instructions were infuriatingly unclear, making the task much harder than it needed to be.

Conversation

I can't believe how infuriatingly slow the internet is today.

Right? It feels like it's taking forever to load anything.

It’s infuriatingly frustrating when I have work to do.

Totally! I just want to throw my computer out the window sometimes.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Infuriatingly → It is formed from "in-" (meaning not) and "furiare" (meaning to make furious) combined with the suffix "-ing" (indicating the action or process) and "-ly" (meaning in a manner). The word describes the manner in which something causes a state of extreme anger or frustration.

Memory Tip

Think of something that makes you 'furious' ('furiare') and remember that 'infuriatingly' describes how that something causes anger.

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