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vexatious

adj
/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/

Etymology

a 1650 vexation + -ous

  1. derived from *weǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from vexātiō — “shaking or similar violent movement; (causing of) agitation, distress, suffering; harassment, persecution; trouble”
  3. derived from vexacion
  4. derived from vexacion
  5. derived from vexacion
  6. inherited from vexacioun
  7. suffixed as vexatious — “vexation + ous”

Definitions

  1. Causing vexation or annoyance

    Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.

  2. Full of trouble or disquiet

    • He leads a vexatious life.

  3. Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.

    • a vexatious lawsuit
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints…

      In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.

      • a vexatious litigant

The neighborhood

Derived

vexatiously, vexatiousness

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at vexatious. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01vexatious02disquiet03restless04rest05annoyances06annoyance07annoyed08irritated09irritation10annoying

A definitional loop anchored at vexatious. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at vexatious

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA