vexatious
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- causing irritation or annoyance
- "a vexatious child"
Adj
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- Full of trouble or disquiet
- Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
- In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
Origin / Etymology
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Synonyms
annoyed, annoying, bothersome, distressed, galling, harassed, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexed, vexing
Scrabble Score: 19
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