Tryingly

—The Giants had just, after a tryingly long afternoon, dispensed of the pesky Miami Dolphins, 20-17. ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2011)

Dodd is simply grandstanding, tryingly at Obama's expense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Along with uncontrolled lust, Chiang began to exhibit a “fiery, uncompromising temper which weighed very tryingly on his friends.” ❋ Hannah Pakula (2009)

Her eyes were of that deep peculiar blue which generally is such a menace to the peace of the sterner sex, and over which lovers are wont to expatiate so tryingly to bosom friends. ❋ Unknown (1901)

The poor little woman was most tryingly placed; she came into the world without the customary letters of credit upon those two great bankers of humanity, "Heart and Conscience," and it was no fault of hers if they dishonoured all her bills. ❋ R. Brimley Johnson (1899)

The modesty and simplicity with which one's physicians tell one not to think or feel, just as they would tell one not to walk out in the dew, would be quite amusing, if it were not too tryingly stupid sometimes. ❋ Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 (1898)

By the time Dr. Tradonico appeared Mrs. Lander was so much better that in her revulsion of feeling she was all day rather tryingly affectionate in her indirect appeals for Clementina's sympathy. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

Always reticent with him, she had been very tryingly so on their journey. ❋ Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1875)

Or the protagonist’s doing something insignificant to subvert his tryingly anal-retentive boss — moving the paper clips to the wrong side of the storage cupboard so they’re harder to find, for instance, or surreptiously kicking up a corner of the rug every time he walks into the boss’ office. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, I must say that I wish you had not made it necessary for me to be so tryingly frank. " ❋ Unknown (1901)

You luxuriate in the contemplation of nature -- Price in quoting, or trying to quote, Shakespeare -- Billy Pitts in his dictionary -- I in my snuff-box; and surely we may all continue to enjoy our harmless propensities, without interfering with each other: although I must say, that those still-born quotations of our messmate Price are most tryingly annoying. " ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)