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Associations to the word «Vexatious»

Wiktionary

VEXATIOUS, adjective. Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
VEXATIOUS, adjective. (archaic) Full of trouble or disquiet; harassed; distressed; annoyed; vexed.
VEXATIOUS, adjective. (legal) (of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
VEXATIOUS SUIT, noun. (legal) A suit commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, or without cause.
VEXATIOUS SUITS, noun. Plural of vexatious suit

Dictionary definition

VEXATIOUS, adjective. Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn