All of which makes all six of them deeply irritating, and all of which proves wholly contrived.

I accept your wider point about the deeply irritating sound of inane chatter drowning out your sporting spectacle.

Though Posi can be deeply irritating at times - she has the pedantic self-esteem of a precocious child-often feel I'd be nearly helpless without her.

Sophie can't make up her mind whether her mother is deeply irritating or sweet, to use one of her mother's favourite words.

Many others manage children, a spouse and a demanding career very well indeed, deeply irritating everybody who believes that two is the appropriate quota.

'Well,' said Simmons, vexed by their devotion, that deeply irritating quality, 'he's lost his boots now, for all his learning.'

"That can make her deeply irritating to a group of brainless girls who think that class is drinking Champagne from a glass instead of a bottle."

The greeting had been cheerful, and deeply irritating.

It was confusing and deeply irritating.

Luxury hotels the world over prided themselves on such coddling, but Ben, who traveled quite a bit, inevitably found it intrusive, deeply irritating.