Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being annoying; vexatiousness.

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  • noun The quality of being annoying.

Etymologies

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From annoying +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • If you have had the misfortune of reading my blog … you have heard me frequently lament about the tiny-tiny annoyingness that is my kitchen … it is just way too small for a cook!

    2010 January archive at 2010

  • If you have had the misfortune of reading my blog … you have heard me frequently lament about the tiny-tiny annoyingness that is my kitchen … it is just way too small for a cook!

    I just need to share… at 2010

  • Stubbornly refusing to use a superior method seems weird, unless (1) your way takes way more time and is way more annoying (the annoyingness of protocol vs improvement in data tradeoff), or (2) your way of doing things is 1,000,000% different than the standard method, and he can't understand how doing it in a completely bass-ackwards way would work.

    Standing Alone in My Methods Candid Engineer 2009

  • The sole saving grace of the film is Jemaine Clement (of Flight of the Conchords fame) as Ronald Chevalier, a pompous author of bad sci-fi novels who is ironically the only character to not reach unbearable levels of annoyingness.

    This Week in DVD & Blu-ray: 2012, Where the Wild Things Are, Ponyo, and More | /Film 2010

  • If you have had the misfortune of reading my blog … you have heard me frequently lament about the tiny-tiny annoyingness that is my kitchen … it is just way too small for a cook!

    2010 January archive at 2010

  • By the by, I think bites on fingers should also yield bonus points because of their annoyingness!

    mosquito bite tally nathreee 2010

  • The awesomeness of the latter cannot overcome the annoyingness of the former.

    Liveblogging (sorta) the Oscars - Go ahead, read the whole thing, I dare you Tyler 2009

  • The awesomeness of the latter cannot overcome the annoyingness of the former.

    Archive 2009-02-22 Tyler 2009

  • (How do you rank them on your own annoyingness scale?) 9: 19 a.m.

    Google I/O, day two: And now, Android? 2010

  • But in his annoyingness, he has also taught me important lessons about money and other things.

    Dad Is So Annoying. But So Are His Sons. 2010

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