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vexatious 音标拼音: [vɛks'eʃəs] a. 叫人发急的,为难的,着急的,无根据的 叫人发急的,为难的,着急的,无根据的 vexatious adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; " tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; " aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; " found it galling to have to ask permission"; " an irritating delay"; " nettlesome paperwork"; " a pesky mosquito"; " swarms of pestering gnats"; " a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; " a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; " a vexatious child"; " it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [ synonym: { annoying}, { bothersome}, { galling}, { irritating}, { nettlesome}, { pesky}, { pestering}, { pestiferous}, { plaguy}, { plaguey}, { teasing}, { vexatious}, { vexing}] Vexatious \ Vex* a" tious\, a. [ See { Vexation}.] 1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. " Continual vexatious wars." -- South. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed. [ 1913 Webster] He leads a vexatious life. -- Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster] { Vexatious suit} ( Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, or without cause. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Vex* a" tious* ly}, adv. -- { Vex* a" tious* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " vexatious": aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, bothersome, burdensome, crushing, disturbing, exasperating, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, mean, onerous, oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, troublous, trying, ugly, vexing, wearisome, wicked, worrisome, worrying
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