vexatious
/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
vexatious adjective: causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
Adjective
vexatious (comparative more vexatious, superlative most vexatious)
- 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.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 259
- Full of trouble or disquiet
- He leads a vexatious life.1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises, To My Son Kenelm Digby (preface)
- Synonyms:
- harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed
- Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
- a vexatious lawsuit
- In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
- a vexatious litigant
vexatious meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
vexatious in Urdu
- چھیڑنے والا, مکدر, ستانے والا, تکلیف دہ
vexatious in Malayalam
- ശല്യമുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന
Synonyms of vexatious
Forms of vexatious
| comparative | more vexatious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vexatious |
Origin of vexatious
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Words formed from vexatious
Words that rhyme with vexatious
- gracious
- sequacious
- tenacious
- hellacious
- herbaceous
- ostentatious
- rapacious
- sebaceous
- vinaceous
- vivacious
- -aceous
- acanthaceous
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- alsinaceous
- audacious
- capacious
- contumacious
- cretaceous
- fallacious
- farinaceous
- flirtatious
- inefficacious
- juglandaceous
- mendacious
- micaceous
- orchidaceous
- perspicacious
- pertinacious
- salacious
- saponaceous
- spacious
- strobilaceous
- veracious
- voracious
- Acacius
- acinaceous
- alliaceous
- amentaceous
- amylaceous
- annonaceous
- apocynaceous
- argillaceous
- atramentaceous
- avenaceous
- bardacious
- bulbaceous
- camphoraceous
- camphrous
- carbonaceous
- cetaceous
- cucurbitaceous
- curvaceous
- dicacious
- edacious
- efficacious
- erinaceous
- fabaceous
- frumentaceous
- lamentacious
- lauraceous
- liliaceous
Questions about vexatious
- What does vexatious mean?
- Vexatious means causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- What is vexatious in Urdu?
- Vexatious in Urdu is چھیڑنے والا, مکدر, ستانے والا. See Vexatious meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is vexatious?
- Vexatious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vexatious?
- Vexatious is pronounced /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/.
Words near vexatious in the dictionary
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