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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French enuius, anoios; equivalent to anoy + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˌnui̯ˈuːs/, /aˈnui̯us/
Adjective
anoyous
- harmful, injurious
- 14th c., Geoffrey Chaucer, Frederic J. Furnival (Editor), The Cambridge MS. Dd. 4. 24 or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, London; Published by teh Chaucer Society, 1902: pg. 650,
Ayeinst this horrible Synne of Accidie / and Þe brauches of the same / there is a vertu Þat is called ffortitudo or Strength / Þat is an affection / Þurgh for which a man espiseth annoyous Þynges- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (rare) troublesome, challenging, annoying
- (rare) troubled; beset with difficulty
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