What does vexatious mean?
Vexatious means Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome..
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/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ · adjective
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.
He leads a vexatious life.
a vexatious lawsuit
a vexatious litigant
Use vexatious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Vexatious means Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome..
Common synonyms include harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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