aggravating
1Aggravating — Ag gra*va ting, a. 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances. [1913 Webster] 2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster] …
2aggravating — index provocative, vexatious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3aggravating — ag|gra|vat|ing [ ægrə,veıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) MAINLY SPOKEN annoying: It s really aggravating she says she ll call, and then she doesn t. 2. ) LEGAL making a crime worse: The judge considered several aggravating factors. ╾ ag|gra|vat|ing|ly… …
4aggravating — UK [ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) mainly spoken annoying It s really aggravating – she says she ll call, and then she doesn t. 2) legal making a crime worse The judge considered several aggravating factors …
5Aggravating — Aggravate Ag gra*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.] 1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.] To aggravate thy store. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
6aggravating — adjective Date: 1673 arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger < an aggravating habit > Usage: see aggravate …
7aggravating — aggravatingly, adv. /ag reuh vay ting/, adj. causing or full of aggravation: I ve had an aggravating day. [1630 40; AGGRAVATE + ING2] * * * …
8aggravating — adj. Aggravating is used with these nouns: ↑factor …
9aggravating — aggravate ► VERB 1) make worse. 2) informal annoy or exasperate. DERIVATIVES aggravating adjective aggravation noun. USAGE Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ is in widespread use in modern English and dates back to the 17th century, but …
10aggravating circumstances — n. Circumstances that increase the severity of a crime or tort. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. aggravating circumstances Cir …
