English dictionary
vexatious
adjectivePronunciation
/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- Full of trouble or disquiet
- (of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.
- (of a party or entity) In the habit of starting vexatious litigation and therefore liable to have restraints placed on one's ability to access the courts.
Example sentences
a vexatious lawsuit
a vexatious litigant
