(ˈ)vek|sāshəs adjective
Etymology: vexati on + -ous
1.
a. : causing or likely to cause vexation : distressing , afflictive
a vexatious child
nothing is more vexatious than to find that one is wrong
b. : lacking justification and intended to harass
the company's vexatious refusal to pay a patently valid claim
a vexatious suit at law
2. : lacking in peace or calm : full of disorder or stress : unquiet , disordered , troubled
a vexatious period in his life
a very vexatious interview
• vex·a·tious·ly adverb
• vex·a·tious·ness noun -es