Aggravating
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Making worse or more heinous: as,
aggravating
circumstances. Provoking; annoying; exasperating: as, he is an
aggravating
fellow.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Making worse or more heinous.
adjective.
Exasperating; provoking; irritating.
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verb.
Present participle of
aggravate
.
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adjective.
making worse
Word Usage
"JOHNSON: Well, in -- in California, we have to weigh what we call aggravating and mitigating factors."
Equivalent
intensifying
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aggravative
annoying
bothering
bothersome
contentious
verb-stem
aggravate