vexing
[ vek-sing ]
/ ˈvɛk sɪŋ /
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adjective
irritating, provoking, or annoying:Automatic file recovery reintroduced errors already corrected at the proofing stage—which was very vexing.
tormenting, troubling, or distressing:She came to see racism as her country's most vexing problem.
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vex·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby vexing
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