irritante — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrasive adj Rough enough to grind or wear away a surface through friction.
- bothersome adj Causing annoyance, trouble, or inconvenience.
- fractious adj Given to troublemaking.
- irritating adjective Causing annoyance or mild anger.
- jarring adj Causing an unpleasant shock or a sense of unsettling discord.
- stressful adj Causing worry or strain; mentally or emotionally demanding.
- trying adj Difficult to endure; testing one's patience.
Senses
irritante is used for these senses in English:
- abrasive Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]
- bothersome Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
- fractious Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
- galling Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
- irritating Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
- jarring That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
- stressful Irritating; causing stress.
- trying Irritating, stressful or bothersome.
abrasive — full definition
- adj Rough enough to grind or wear away a surface through friction.
- adj Harsh and unpleasantly blunt in manner, tending to irritate others.
- noun A substance, such as sandpaper or pumice, used for grinding, polishing, or smoothing.