gratingly

Meanings

adverbgratingly (comparative more gratingly, superlative most gratingly)

With a grating sound.
So as to grate or jar; in a tiresome or irritating manner.
User pages in general tend to be gratingly cute.
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adverbin a harsh and grating manner

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