a. 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. J. Ingelow. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an aggravating manner. [ 1913 Webster ]