vexatious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Meanings
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Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
Although this letter is vexatious, I must not forget that my little entertainment has brought me a visiter in the Marquess of Wentworthdale, on an errand of no small moment, as the Countess of Rotheles may soon learn, to her surprise, for I shall, probably, see him at the Opera to-night.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 259:
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(archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
He leads a vexatious life.
1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises, To My Son Kenelm Digby (preface):
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(of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
a vexatious lawsuit
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(of a party or entity) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
a vexatious litigant
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most vexatious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more vexatious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonvexatious · vexatiously · unvexatious · vexatiousness
Relateds
Synonyms
annoyed · harassed · distressed · vexed
Translations (34)
de verärgernd (causing vexation) · pl przykry (causing vexation) · pl zaniepokojony (full of trouble or disquiet) · bg притеснителен (full of trouble or disquiet) · nl vexatoir (causing vexation) · fi harmillinen (causing vexation) · enm hevysum (causing vexation) · de ärgerlich (causing vexation) · pl irytujący (causing vexation) · el ενοχλητικός (causing vexation) · cmn 無理取鬧 /无理取闹 (full of trouble or disquiet) · de nervtötend (causing vexation) · fi ärsyttävä (causing vexation) · ca vexatori (full of trouble or disquiet) · ru раздража́ющий (causing vexation) · el εξοργιστικός (causing vexation) · mi inonoti (causing vexation) · es vejador (causing vexation) · de belästigend (causing vexation) · nl ergerlijk (full of trouble or disquiet) · grc ἀργαλέος (causing vexation) · gd draghail (causing vexation) · bg дразнещ (causing vexation) · ca vexatori (causing vexation) · pl dokuczliwy (causing vexation) · es vejatorio (full of trouble or disquiet) · pl nieznośny (causing vexation) · fi vaikea (full of trouble or disquiet) · de lästig (causing vexation) · es vejatorio (causing vexation) · ru беспоко́йный (full of trouble or disquiet) · de verdrießlich (causing vexation) · el ενοχλητικός (full of trouble or disquiet) · mi whakatakariri (causing vexation)