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- DictionaryVex·a·tious/vekˈsāSHəs/
adjective
- 1. causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry: "the vexatious questions posed by software copyrights"
It describes a lawsuit meant to annoy, with no hope of winning the suit. Definitions of vexatious. adjective. causing irritation or annoyance. “a vexatious child”. synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, grating, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexing. disagreeable.
May 2, 2024 · 1. causing vexation; troublesome; annoying. a vexatious situation. 2. Law (of legal actions) instituted without sufficient grounds and serving only to cause annoyance to the defendant. 3. disorderly; confused; troubled. SYNONYMS 1. disturbing, provoking, irritating.
Definition of vexatious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. vexing or tending to vex. 2. vexed. 3. (Law) law (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendant: vexatious litigation. vexˈatiously adv. vexˈatiousness n.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vex‧a‧tious /vekˈseɪʃəs/ adjective old-fashioned making you feel annoyed or worried —vexatiously adverb Examples from the Corpus vexatious • No doubt it was very vexatious to Lanfranc, especially since he doubted whether their so-called saints deserved this title at all.
Aug 31, 2023 · ( archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet. Synonyms: harassed, distressed, annoyed, vexed. ( law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause. a vexatious lawsuit.
Definitions of 'vexatious' 1. vexing or tending to vex. [...] 2. vexed. [...] 3. law. (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendant. [...] More. Synonyms of 'vexatious' • annoying, trying, irritating, worrying [...] More.
