Vexatious

English

Adjective

Vexatious (comparative more Vexatious, superlative most Vexatious)

1. Causing vexation, annoyance, trouble, or the like; teasing; annoying; troublesome.
2. Full of trouble or disquiet; harassed; distressed; annoyed; vexed.

   He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K. Digby.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:annoying

Derived terms

• vexatious suit
• vexatiously
• vexatiousness

Related terms

• vex
• vexation

Adverbs for Vexatious

especially; unusually; naturally; occasionally; recently; particularly; monotonously; pettily; terribly; inopportunely; plaguedly; deucedly; intolerably; unfortunately; unimaginably; horribly.

Thesaurus

aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, crushing, disturbing, exasperating, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, mean, onerous, oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, troublous, trying, ugly, vexing, wearisome, wicked, worrisome, worrying

Etymology

a 1650 vexation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Translations

Adverbs for Vexatious

causing vexation

Finnish: ärsyttävä (fi), harmillinen (fi)

full of trouble or disquiet

Finnish: tuskastuttava (fi)

References

• Vexatious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Vexatious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913