vexatious
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The term is understood to be a reference to someone who makes persistent or vexatious complaints.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Hit-Boy’s first musical body of work to arrive on the heels of this extended vexatious period is his forthcoming album, naturally titled “Software Update.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
"We require that you immediately stop manufacturing false and vexatious allegations against Ms Siddiq and further media briefings and public comments designed to harm her reputation."
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
What if the judiciary treated the federal government itself as a vexatious litigant?
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2025
“Some tiles and antique pottery that he bought in Persia. What was delivered was not what he had purchased. There has been a long, vexatious correspondence on the subject.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing vexatious
"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Chapters 1–5
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Murder on the Orient Express
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