a. Obs. Forms: 4 anious, 4–5 -oious, -oyus, annuyous, -noyus, 6 annoious, -yous. Also aphet. NOYOUS, and, after Fr., ENNOYOUS. [a. OFr. anuieus, anieus, anoios, mod. ennuyeux (cogn. w. Pr. enoios, Sp., Pg. enujoso):—orig. Romanic *inodioso: see ANNOY and -OUS.] Unpleasantly disturbing to the feelings; troublesome, vexatious, annoying; harmful, detrimental.
c. 1340. Gaw. & Gr. Knt., 535. Þen þenkkeȝ Gawan ful sone, Of his anious uyage.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Melib., 277. A gret multitude of poeple, ful chargeous and ful anoyous [v.r. annuyous, -noyus, noyous] for to hiere.
a. 1450. Knt. de la Tour, 128. Ansuerithe not with none anoyeus wordes of ungoodly speche vnto youre husbondes.
1548. Geste, Pr. Masse, 125. Ye private masse supper is … annoyous to the practycioners therof.
1587. Harrison, Eng., I. II. xxiii. 348. Dispersing annoious oppilations.
2. Full of ‘annoy’; troubled, grieved, vexed.
c. 1440. Lonelich, Graal, II. 156. The tothere Roses … fillen alle down pore and anoyows.
