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Meaning of vexing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  vexing
      adj 1: extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness
             of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating
             day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless
             tumult of the jukebox was maddening" [syn:
             {exasperating}, {infuriating}, {maddening}, {vexing}]
      2: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
         on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly
         bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to
         ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome
         paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats";
         "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and
         persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is
         vexing to have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying},
         {bothersome}, {galling}, {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky},
         {pestering}, {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing},
         {vexatious}, {vexing}]


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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