vexatious
Adjective Satellite
- causing irritation or annoyance
- "a vexatious child"
Adj
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- Full of trouble or disquiet
- Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
- In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
Examples
- a vexatious lawsuit
- a vexatious litigant
Origin / Etymology
a 1650 vexation + -ous
Synonyms
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexing, annoyed, distressed, harassed, vexed
Scrabble Score: 19
vexatious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvexatious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vexatious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary