About The Word Vexatious
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Vexatious
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What's The Definition Of Vexatious?
[adj] causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vexatious: annoying | bothersome | disagreeable | galling | irritating | nettlesome | pesky | pestering | pestiferous | plaguey | plaguy | teasing | vexing Related Terms | Find terms related to Vexatious: See Also | Vexatious In Webster's Dictionary \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See {Vexation}.]
1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. ``Continual
vexatious wars.'' --South.
2. Full or vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K.
Digby.
{Vexatious suit} (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
giving trouble, or without cause. -- {Vex*a"tious*ly},
adv. -- {Vex*a"tious*ness}, n.
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