vexatious
adjective
vex·a·tious
vek-ˈsā-shəs 
1
a
: causing vexation : distressing
vexatious delays
b
: intended to harass
a vexatious lawsuit
2
: full of disorder or stress : troubled
a vexatious period in her life
vexatiously
adverb
vexatiousness
noun
Examples of vexatious in a Sentence
those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour
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Decades later, he was declared a vexatious litigant by the High Court, Federal Court and Queensland Supreme Court, a label that barred him from filing any more claims.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The next morning, there were two vexatious problems.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Along with dismissing the defamation claims, Torres tossed all the other allegations in Sherman’s complaint: Negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, vexatious litigation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
The next morning, there were two vexatious problems.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Along with dismissing the defamation claims, Torres tossed all the other allegations in Sherman’s complaint: Negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, vexatious litigation, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for vexatious
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“Vexatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexatious. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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vexatious
adjective
vex·a·tious
vek-ˈsā-shəs
: causing vexation : annoying, distressing
vexatious delays
vexatiously
adverb
vexatiousness
noun
Legal Definition
vexatious
adjective
vex·a·tious
vek-ˈsā-shəs
: lacking a sufficient ground and serving only to annoy or harass when viewed objectively
disciplined the attorney for engaging in vexatious litigation
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