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maddening
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
maddening
(adjective)
madden
(verb)
maddening
/
ˈ
mædn̩ɪŋ/
adjective
maddening
/
ˈ
mædn̩ɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MADDENING
[
more maddening; most maddening
]
:
very annoying
He has a
maddening
habit of interrupting other people.
She shows a
maddening
inability to control her children.
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— maddeningly
/
ˈ
mædn̩ɪŋli/
adverb
a
maddeningly
difficult problem
maddeningly
slow service
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