Definition of vexatious Vexatious

/vɛksejˈʃʌs/ - [vekseyshus] - vex•a•tious

We found 6 definitions of vexatious from 4 different sources.

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What does vexatious mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

vexatious - 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"
  annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexing
  disagreeable not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • vexatious (a.)
    Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor.
  • vexatious (a.)
    Full or vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • vexatious
    Causing vexation, irritation or annoyance.

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