Gratingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With a grating sound.
  2. 2
    So as to grate or jar; in a tiresome or irritating manner.

    "User pages in general tend to be gratingly cute."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a harsh and grating manner wordnet

Synonyms

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harshlyraspingly

Example

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"User pages in general tend to be gratingly cute."

Etymology

From grating + -ly.

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