Vexatious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See {Vexation}.]
     1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
        vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual
        vexatious wars." --South.
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     2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
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              He leads a vexatious life.            --Sir K.
                                                    Digby.
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     {Vexatious suit} (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
        giving trouble, or without cause.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Vex*a"tious*ly}, adv. --
        {Vex*a"tious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome},
              {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering},
              {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexing}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "vexatious":
     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