vexed
adjective
irritated; annoyed.
half-vexed
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a word derived from
vexed.
Example Sentences
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“Yes, just because I have grown as big as my big uncles,” I said in a half-vexed way.
From Patience Wins War in the Works by George Manville Fenn
For a moment Madame de la Fontaine was silent, then she looked quickly up; a half-vexed, half-amused expression curling her pretty lips.
From The Inn at the Red Oak by Latta Griswold
He looked half-vexed and half-contented; and declared that what he did, though it might be against the rules, was yet a righteous thing, and he wanted not my help unless I thought the same.
From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Talbot Baines Reed
George tried to smile, but the effort was unsuccessful; he looked half-vexed and half-ashamed.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder
I can see her now, with the tears in her eyes, looking half-vexed and half-comforted.
From Vagabondia 1884 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
