vexatious
adjective
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Pronunciation: /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
adj
Etymology: a 1650 vexation + -ous
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
“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.”
- Full of trouble or disquiet
“He leads a vexatious life.”
- Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
“a vexatious lawsuit”
- 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”