Antonyms for vexatious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : vek-sey-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : vɛkˈseɪ ʃəs


Definition of vexatious

Origin :
  • 1530s; see vexation + -ous. Related: Vexatiously; vexatiousness.
  • adj distressing, bothersome
Example sentences :
  • At last the vexatious work was finished, and he was free again.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I was still wrestling with this vexatious question when I came to my mother's house.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • It is too long to write—and too vexatious” (this word was half erased), “troublesome.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • It's vexatious, when one has the wherewithal to pay for wetting his whistle!
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • To Wellington this was perhaps the most vexatious of all things in that vexatious time.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • I suppose it is vexatious to him to be kept out of his money.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • Of course, one must always pay the price, usually a vexatious one.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • As he is the weaker, the Vole is obliged to submit to this vexatious tax.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
  • We are quoted as a vexatious question, and the eyes of the world are upon us.
  • Extract from : « Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading » by Various
  • This thing had happened before, causing a vexatious break in his routine.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for vexatious

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