vexed
Example Sentences
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Clare shot a vexed look toward the… well, the world in general, because he was not sure where exactly the Afterlife dwelled.
From Literature
Though timing these cycles has vexed many investors, there was a fairly familiar pattern of sales growing quickly, then shrinking.
From Barron's
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.
I kept my chin up, but inside I was keyed up and vexed with Anna May myself.
From Literature
From hostages to nuclear weapons and proxy wars, Iran has vexed American presidents for some 75 years, compelling some of Washington’s riskiest international campaigns.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
