vexatious

Ressa continues to face a slew of tax evasion and other suits that she says are vexatious.
Rodrigo Duterte Is Using One of the World's Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns to Strengthen His Grip on the Philippines|Aie Balagtas See / Manila|March 15, 2021|Time
In vexatious Latin America, they knew that a blue chip ego was an asset.
The Rise And Fall Of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista|Mac Margolis|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes, manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
This detention was very vexatious, for we were not only losing a fair wind, but lying in a very exposed situation.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

I am sure it will not survive half a dozen performances, which is mortally vexatious.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
The happy future, when flowers shall bloom around you, supersedes in your thoughts the vexatious present or the mournful past.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
At last I have had a letter from Deyverdun, wretched excuses, nothing done, vexatious enough.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for vexatious

vexatious

/ (vɛkˈseɪʃəs) /

adjective

vexing or tending to vex

vexed

law (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendantvexatious litigation

Derived forms of vexatious

vexatiously, adverbvexatiousness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

vexatious

OTHER WORDS FOR vexatious

OPPOSITES FOR vexatious

Origin of vexatious

OTHER WORDS FROM vexatious

Words nearby vexatious

Words related to vexatious

How to use vexatious in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vexatious

Derived forms of vexatious