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词汇 nigglingly
释义 nigglingly
adverb
uk /ˈnɪɡ.əl.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˈnɪɡ.əl.ɪŋ.li/

nigglinglyadverb (WORRY/PAIN)


in a way that worries someone or causes them slight pain, usually for a long time:
It had been annoying me, nigglingly, for weeks, so I finally decided to do something about it.
The trapped nerve pulsed nigglingly in his face.
She was nigglingly familiar to me, but I just couldn't remember where I'd met her.
This sore knee has been bothering me, nigglingly, for nearly two years now.
A number of questions nigglingly remained unanswered at the conclusion of the novel.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Annoying
accursed
aggravating
annoying
annoyingly
ball-ache
exasperatingly
frustratingly
gadfly
galling
gallingly
irritating
irritatingly
limit
maddening
mither
spiteful
stupid
trying
vexatious
vexatiously

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Causing anxiety and worry

nigglinglyadverb (DETAIL)


in a way that criticizes someone about small details, or that gives too much attention to details:
It was a nigglingly dismissive review that seemed to be personally motivated.
"The word should be spelled with a capital letter," she pointed out correctly but nigglingly.
The manager would nigglingly force all the staff to record how they spent every minute of their time.
He liked to nigglingly list all of the things that were wrong with the company, but he was actually very proud to work there.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Annoying
accursed
aggravating
annoying
annoyingly
ball-ache
exasperatingly
frustratingly
gadfly
galling
gallingly
irritating
irritatingly
limit
maddening
mither
spiteful
stupid
trying
vexatious
vexatiously

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