vexatious
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Vexatious riddles of conduct were ignored like the acrostics of old newspapers, and Jenny was happier than she had ever been.
From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton
Vexatious processes are not undertaken just now for very obvious reasons.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.
Vexatious delays prevented the sailing of the squadron until August 14.
From Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Vexatious delays now became the order of the day.
From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)
Vexatious measures of extortion such as these were far less hurtful to the state than the conversion of justice into a means of supplying the royal necessities by means of the Star Chamber.
From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by Green, John Richard
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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