/ vekst; NAmE / adjective
1.
vexed question / issue a problem that is difficult to deal with
SYN thorny :
The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.
2.
vexed (at / with sb/sth) ( old-fashioned ) upset or annoyed
/ vekst; NAmE / adjective
1.
vexed question / issue a problem that is difficult to deal with
SYN thorny :
The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.
2.
vexed (at / with sb/sth) ( old-fashioned ) upset or annoyed
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005