vexatious
causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
Law. (of legal actions) instituted without sufficient grounds and serving only to cause annoyance to the defendant.
full of unease or turmoil; troubled.
Origin of vexatious
1Other words for vexatious
Opposites for vexatious
Other words from vexatious
- vex·a·tious·ly, adverb
- vex·a·tious·ness, noun
- non·vex·a·tious, adjective
- non·vex·a·tious·ly, adverb
- non·vex·a·tious·ness, noun
- un·vex·a·tious, adjective
- un·vex·a·tious·ly, adverb
- un·vex·a·tious·ness, noun
Words Nearby vexatious
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How to use vexatious in a sentence
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 | TimeIn 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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes, manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftThis detention was very vexatious, for we were not only losing a fair wind, but lying in a very exposed situation.
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 HartleyAt 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
/ (vɛkˈseɪʃəs) /
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 defendant: vexatious litigation
Derived forms of vexatious
- vexatiously, adverb
- vexatiousness, noun
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