maddeningly

[US]/'mædniŋli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in an intensely frustrating or exasperating manner

Phrases & Collocations

maddeningly frustrating

maddeningly slow

maddeningly difficult

maddeningly loud

maddeningly repetitive

Example Sentences

The maddeningly slow traffic made me late for work.

She found his maddeningly vague answers frustrating.

The maddeningly loud music from the neighbors kept me up all night.

His maddeningly perfectionist attitude made working with him difficult.

The maddeningly long line at the grocery store tested my patience.

Dealing with the maddeningly slow internet connection was frustrating.

He has a maddeningly stubborn personality that makes it hard to reason with him.

The maddeningly complex instructions confused the students.

The maddeningly loud construction noise disrupted my concentration.

The maddeningly slow progress on the project frustrated everyone involved.

Real-world Examples

" Well, of course not, " said Xenophilius, maddeningly smug.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" I thought we'd settled that, " said Luna maddeningly. " We're flying! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The law became maddeningly long and complex in its passage through Congress.

Source: The Economist - International

And software was and still is a maddeningly hard-to-control activity, so that was enormously valuable.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

There was a violent explosion. Shriller and ever shriller, a siren shrieked. Alarm bells maddeningly sounded.

Source: Brave New World

A lot of them are maddeningly vague. I love the feeling of Peter's story, someone may say.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

The evidence we have right now is maddeningly vague, but we're just starting out. Give it time!

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

There is a maddeningly persistent view in the UK that caring about healthy food is snobbish or middle-class.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Epochal happiness seems tantalisingly close, wholly real and yet maddeningly out of reach.

Source: Sociology of Social Relations (Video Version)

" The wren goes to't and the small gilded fly does lecher in my sight." Maddeningly they rumbled in his ears.

Source: Brave New World

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