All gratingly synonyms
grat·ing
G g adv gratingly
- powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
- brutally — savage; cruel; inhuman: a brutal attack on the village.
- firmly — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- grimly — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
adverb gratingly
- roughly — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- harshly — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- stridency — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- gruffly — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- guttural — of or relating to the throat.
- irritatingly — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- annoyingly — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- infuriatingly — causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.
- aggravatingly — in a manner that is aggravating
- sternly — firm, strict, or uncompromising: stern discipline.