vexatious

  • 31vexatious — adjective 1》 causing annoyance or worry. 2》 Law (of an action) brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant. Derivatives vexatiously adverb vexatiousness noun …

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  • 32vexatious — a. 1. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, unpleasant, disagreeable, aggravating. 2. Distressing, harassing, troublesome, afflictive, painful, grievous, disturbing. 3. Troubled, anxious, uneasy, distressed, uncomfortable, comfortless,… …

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  • 33vexatious — adjective old fashioned making you feel annoyed or worried vexatiously adverb …

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  • 34vexatious — adj 1. bothersome, pestering, Inf. pesky, Inf. pestiferous, hectoring, harassing; hounding, dogging, nagging, tormenting, persecuting; troublesome, troubling, thorny, fretful, worrisome, worrying, Archaic, except Dial. plaguy. 2. irritating,… …

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  • 35vexatious — vex·a·tious …

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  • 36vexatious — UK [vekˈseɪʃəs] / US adjective old fashioned vexing …

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  • 37vexatious — vex•a•tious [[t]vɛkˈseɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) causing vexation; annoying 2) confused; troubled • Etymology: 1525–35 vex•a′tious•ly, adv. vex•a′tious•ness, n …

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  • 38vexatious — /vɛkˈseɪʃəs/ (say vek sayshuhs) adjective 1. causing vexation; vexing; annoying. 2. Law (of legal actions) instituted without sufficient grounds, and serving only to cause annoyance. –vexatiously, adverb –vexatiousness, noun …

  • 39vexatious — /vekseyshas/ Without reasonable or probable cause or excuse. Gardner v. Queen Ins. Co. of America, 232 Mo.App. 1101, 115 S.W 2d 4, 7 …

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  • 40vexatious — adj. 1 such as to cause vexation. 2 Law not having sufficient grounds for action and seeking only to annoy the defendant. Derivatives: vexatiously adv. vexatiousness n …

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