vexatious

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++vex·a·tious /vekˈseɪʃəs/ adjective old-fashioned ANNOYmaking you feel annoyed or worried 令人恼火的；令人烦恼的 —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.From Longman Business Dictionaryvexatiousvex‧a‧tious /vekˈseɪʃəs/ adjectiveLAW vexatious legal actions are not serious or based on the truth, but are done only to annoy someoneWe may have found a way to get aroundvexatious shareholderlitigation.

vex·a·tious adjectiveChineseSyllable

worried Business or making annoyed you feel Corpus

vexatious
vex‧a‧tious /vekˈseɪʃəs/

adjective old-fashioned
making you feel annoyed or worried
—vexatiously adverb

vex·atious

BrE

/vekˈseɪʃəs/

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NAmE

/vekˈseɪʃəs/

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adjective

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old-fashioned

formal

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making you feel upset or annoyed 使人烦恼的；令人恼火的