vexed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈvɛkst/
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin vexōbor. Old French vexerbor. Middle English vexen Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed Middle English vexed English vexed From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
Meanings
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annoyed, irritated or distressed
She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed.
1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, page 72:
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much debated, discussed or disputed
The question, however, as to whether rinderpest bile is capable of producing the disease in a herd innoculated with it is a very vexed one, and round this point heated controversies have been waged in other places than in Natal.
1901 December 6, H. Watkins-Pitchford, “Rinderpest”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 20, page 610:I leave aside the vexed questions about whether one or two peploi were woven and presented to Athena during the Greater (every four years) and Lesser (every year) Panathenaic festivals […]
2004, Mary Stieber, The Poetics of Appearance in the Attic Korai:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most vexed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more vexed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (26)
ckb زیز (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · cs zapeklitý (much debated, discussed or disputed) · cs rozmrzelý (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · bg сърдит (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · bg ядосан (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · fr épineux (much debated, discussed or disputed) · fr controversé (much debated, discussed or disputed) · fi ärsyyntynyt (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · bg спорен (much debated, discussed or disputed) · gv boirit (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · fr contrarié (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · es debatido (much debated, discussed or disputed) · es irritado (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · fi ärtynyt (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · cs ošemetný (much debated, discussed or disputed) · th หงุดหงิด (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · de umstritten (much debated, discussed or disputed) · fr fâché (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · es molesto (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · fi kiistanalainen (much debated, discussed or disputed) · fr ennuyé (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · cs ožehavý (much debated, discussed or disputed) · cs otrávený (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · ar زَعْلَان (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · hi तंग (annoyed, irritated or distressed) · es discutido (much debated, discussed or disputed)