Exact Match:
- irritating
- causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
- (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; "an irritative agent"
Synonyms:
- acerbic,
- acid,
- acrid,
- aggravating,
- aggravative,
- annoying,
- asperous,
- astringent,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- caustic,
- chafing,
- contentious,
- cutting,
- disturbing,
- escharotic,
- exasperating,
- exasperative,
- fretting,
- galling,
- grating,
- grinding,
- harassing,
- harsh,
- importunate,
- importune,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritant,
- irritative,
- keen,
- mordant,
- nose-tickling,
- penetrating,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- poignant,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- pungent,
- rasping,
- rough,
- scratchy,
- severe,
- sharp,
- sour,
- stinging,
- teasing,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- trenchant,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- vitriolic,
- wearisome,
- worrisome,
- worrying