adjective
Etymology: from present participle of try (I)
: causing severe hardship, annoyance, or irritation : severely straining the powers of endurance
exposed their bodies to dangers greater than those of battle in long and trying journeys — R.W.Southern
no work on earth is more trying than creative writing — Arnold Bennett
his sorely tried and infuriatingly trying wife — Charles Lee
• try·ing·ly adverb
• try·ing·ness noun -es