Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - irritating

1. Something that is irritating keeps annoying you. They also have the irritating habit of interrupting. = annoying ADJ • irritatingly They can be irritatingly indecisive at times. ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV with cl 2. An irritating substance can cause your body to itch or become sore. In heavy concentrations, ozone is irritating to the eyes, nose and throat. ADJ: oft ADJ to n