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English
Etymology
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Pronunciation
Adjective
vexatious (comparative more vexatious, superlative most vexatious)
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
1838 (date written), L E L[andon], chapter XXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , published 1842, →OCLC, page 259: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.
- (archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
- Synonyms: harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed
1644, Kenelm Digby, Two Treatises, To My Son Kenelm Digby (preface):He leads a vexatious life.
- (law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
a vexatious lawsuit
- (law, of a party or entity) 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
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
full of trouble or disquiet
References
- “vexatious”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “vexatious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.