vexatiously
- adverb
- /vɛkˈseɪʃəsli/
:
de manera irritante
- The defendant filed multiple complaints vexatiously, delaying the legal proceedings.
Examples
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He acted vexatiously to disrupt the meeting and irritate everyone involved.
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She kept interrupting vexatiously whenever anyone tried to speak.
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Stop being so vexatiously argumentative!
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She complained vexatiously about the noise all night.
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The children vexatiously teased their sibling each time they played together.
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He called her vexatiously during the night, not letting her sleep.
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She vexatiously pointed out their mistakes again and again in front of the whole team.
Synonyms
14
3.0
In a way that makes people feel bothered
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
7
4.4
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
6
6.4
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
2
4.2
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
2
7.4
In a way that makes someone very angry or frustrated
1
4.0
In an annoyed or angry way
1
7.9
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
1
7.5
In a way that makes someone feel annoyed and impatient
1
7.2
In an annoyed way that shows you are very tired of something
In a way that annoys or worries someone again and again
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a way that makes other people feel annoyed or resentful
Causes annoyance or small trouble that makes you feel irritated
In an annoying way that keeps happening and causes trouble
Annoying and causing repeated small problems or used to complain strongly
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
In an annoyed or frustrated way
In an annoyed and impatient way
In an angry, sharp way that shows someone is annoyed
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word vexatiously comes from the Latin verb vexare, which meant 'to trouble' or 'to shake', and it gave English the word vex, meaning 'to annoy'. So to do something vexatiously is to act in a way that 'annoys' or 'causes trouble', often on purpose.