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vexedly en · ADV

Etymology

From vexed + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a vexed manner; annoyedly.
   • If only Dr. Spiller had sent me a wire yesterday," he exclaimed vexedly, "he had my address in the country, I should have been saved a useless visit to London!" 1921, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, From Out the Vasty Deep:
   • "What made you harp upon the war, man, knowing what his opinions are?" the doctor asked vexedly, as he stumbled along the uneven stone passage towards the hall. 1906, Mrs. Henry De La Pasture, Peter's Mother:

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