Aggravatedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that demonstrates increased annoyance or irritation towards a situation or person
2. Exhibiting a heightened level of displeasure that escalates feelings of frustration or anger
3. In a manner showing growing impatience or frustration

Etymology: "Aggravatedly" is simply "aggravated" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added, so it is a plain derivation rather than a word with a dramatic backstory. The base "aggravated" is the past participle of "aggravate," which comes from the Latin "aggravare," meaning "to make heavier," built from "ad-" (to) and "gravis" (heavy). The Latin root "gravis" also gives English "grave" and "gravity," so the same sense of weight runs through all of them. Over time, "aggravate" shifted from the literal idea of adding weight to the figurative idea of making a bad situation worse. Its sense of irritating or provoking someone came later, which is why "aggravated" can describe a person who is annoyed, and "aggravatedly" describes doing something in that state of heightened irritation.

Synonyms: annoyingly, irritatingly

Antonyms: calmly, peacefully