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   Vex·a·tious

   /vekˈsāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry: "the vexatious questions posed by software copyrights"
   • ▪ denoting an action or the bringer of an action that is brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant: "a frivolous or vexatious litigant"

   Derivatives

   • 1. vexatiously adverb
   • 2. vexatiousness noun

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   What does vexatious mean?

   • From Longman Business Dictionary vex‧a‧tious /vekˈseɪʃəs/ adjective vexatious legal actions are not serious or based on the truth, but are done only to annoy someone We may have found a way to get aroundvexatious shareholderlitigation. vexatious meaning, definition, what is vexatious: making you feel annoyed or worried: Learn more.

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   • 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.

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   What does vexation mean?

   • vex•a′tious•ness, n. 1. disturbing, provoking, irritating. 1. delightful. vex•a•tion /vɛkˈseɪʃən/ n. the state of being vexed. a cause of annoyance. vex•a•tious, adj. See -vec-. vex•a•tion (vek sā′ shən), n. the act of vexing. annoyance: vexation at missing the bus. nuisance: Rush-hour traffic is a daily vexation.

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   What does vexing mean?

   • 1. vexing or tending to vex [...] 2. vexed [...] (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendant [...] • annoying, trying, irritating, worrying [...]

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   May 11, 2024 · adjective. 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.

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   Synonyms. bothersome. troublesome. pesky. harassing. pestiferous. thorny. troubling. hectoring. badgering. worrisome. annoying. irritating. nettling. provoking. vexing. disquieting. Antonyms. soothing. calming. pacifying. relaxing.

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    1. disturbing, provoking, irritating. 1. delightful. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vexatious /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ adj. vexing or tending to vex. vexed. (of a legal action or proceeding) instituted without sufficient grounds, esp so as to cause annoyance or embarrassment to the defendant. vexˈatiously adv.