vexatious
English
adj
Definitions
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- (archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet
- (legal) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
- (legal) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
Etymology
Suffix from English vexation.
Origin
English
vexation
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Cognates and derived terms
- nonvexatious English
- unvexatious English
- vex English
- vexation English
- vexatiously English
- vexatiousness English
- vexacion Old French