vex
verb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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The emotion-tossed characters in this book take a vexingly long time to sort out their feelings and make choices, but the challenging narrative rewards persistent readers with a worthy finale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The question has been vexingly difficult to answer.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 6, 2023
One reason for the discrepancy is that ALife is a field in which the central concept—life itself—is vexingly undefined.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 6, 2023
A proliferation of diaper highways could reduce landfill waste — and influence parents around the globe weighing the vexingly difficult decision between cloth vs. disposables.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
His appeal for alms falls not more vexingly upon the ear than his offensive personality smites hard upon the eye.
From The Fiend's Delight by Ambrose Bierce
