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English Dictionary: vexatious	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for vexatious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vexatious adj causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vexatious \Vexa"tious\, a. [See {Vexation}.] 1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious* controversy; a vexatious neighbor. [bd]Continual vexatious wars.[b8] --South. 2. Full or vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed. He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K. Digby. {Vexatious suit} (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, or without cause. -- {Vexa"tiously}, adv. -- {Vexa"tiousness}, n.