| slovo | definícia |
vex
(mass) | vex
- otravovať, trápiť, hnevať |
vex
(encz) | vex,otravovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
vex
(encz) | vex,rozčilovat v: Michal Ambrož |
vex
(encz) | vex,soužit v: Michal Ambrož |
vex
(encz) | vex,sužovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
vex
(encz) | vex,trápit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Vex
(gcide) | Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
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Vex
(gcide) | Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to
vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr.
vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
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2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.
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Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
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Syn: See Tease.
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vex
(wn) | vex
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, {get
at}, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
2: disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation
or distress; "I cannot sleep--my daughter's health is
worrying me" [syn: worry, vex] [ant: assure,
reassure]
3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex,
disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]
4: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or
deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"
5: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
biconvex
(encz) | biconvex,bikonvexní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
concavo-convex
(encz) | concavo-convex,dutovypuklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
convex
(encz) | convex,konvexní adj: [mat.] |
convex bank
(encz) | convex bank,konvexní břeh (toku) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convex lens
(encz) | convex lens, n: |
convex polygon
(encz) | convex polygon, n: |
convex polyhedron
(encz) | convex polyhedron, n: |
convex shape
(encz) | convex shape, n: |
convexity
(encz) | convexity,konvexnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
convexly
(encz) | convexly, |
convexness
(encz) | convexness, n: |
convexo-concave
(encz) | convexo-concave, adj: |
convexo-convex
(encz) | convexo-convex, adj: |
nonconvex pollution curves
(encz) | nonconvex pollution curves,nekonvexní křivky znečištění [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
planoconvex
(encz) | planoconvex,ploskovypuklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
regular convex polyhedron
(encz) | regular convex polyhedron, n: |
regular convex solid
(encz) | regular convex solid, n: |
silvex
(encz) | silvex, n: |
vexation
(encz) | vexation,otravování n: Zdeněk Brožvexation,trápení n: Zdeněk Brož |
vexatious
(encz) | vexatious,otravný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vexatious litigation
(encz) | vexatious litigation, n: |
vexatiously
(encz) | vexatiously,otravně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
vexed
(encz) | vexed,otravovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožvexed,ožehavý adj: Zdeněk Brožvexed,rozmrzelý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vexer
(encz) | vexer, n: |
vexes
(encz) | vexes,otravuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
vexing
(encz) | vexing,otravný adj: Pinovexing,otravování n: Zdeněk Brož |
bikonvexní
(czen) | bikonvexní,biconvexadj: Zdeněk Brož |
konvexnost
(czen) | konvexnost,convexityn: Zdeněk Brož |
konvexní
(czen) | konvexní,convexadj: [mat.] |
konvexní břeh (toku)
(czen) | konvexní břeh (toku),convex bank[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
nekonvexní křivky znečištění
(czen) | nekonvexní křivky znečištění,nonconvex pollution curves[eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
annoying galling chafing irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous pestilent plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing
(gcide) | Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.
1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;
surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;
-- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured
disagreeable old man. Opposite of good-natured.
[Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,
disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,
bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,
snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,
ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,
crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,
bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,
irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,
tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,
ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,
saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,
sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :
shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed): {shrewish,
nagging, vixenish : surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant.
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2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The
ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.
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3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured
land." --J. Philips.
3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of
agreeable. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,
galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,
stressful, trying ]
Syn: disagreeable.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ill`-na"tured*ly, adv. --
Ill`-na"tured*ness, n.
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Biconvex
(gcide) | Biconvex \Bi*con"vex\, a. [Pref. bi- + convex.]
Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.
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Bicorn |
biconvex convexo-convex lenticular lentiform
(gcide) | bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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Concavo-convex
(gcide) | Concavo-convex \Con*ca`vo-con"vex\, a.
1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an
eggshell or a crescent.
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2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of
concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the
shortest line between them. See Illust. under Lens.
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Convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,
concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See
Vehicle.]
Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;
regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical
surface or curved line when viewed from without, in
opposition to concave.
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Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures
with a convex surface. --Whewell.
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Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
[1913 Webster]Convex \Con"vex\, n.
A convex body or surface.
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Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.
--Tickell.
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Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early
writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.
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Convexed
(gcide) | Convexed \Con"vexed\ (? or ?), a.
Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Convexedly
(gcide) | Convexedly \Con*vex"ed*ly\, adv.
In a convex form; convexly. --Sir T. Browne.
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Convexedness
(gcide) | Convexedness \Con*vex"ed*ness\, n.
Convexity.
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Convexities
(gcide) | Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convexities. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
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A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
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Convexity
(gcide) | Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. Convexities. [L. convexitas:
cf. F. convexit['e].]
The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex
body; roundness.
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A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.
--Bentley.
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Convexly
(gcide) | Convexly \Con"vex*ly\, adv.
In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.
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Convexness
(gcide) | Convexness \Con"vex*ness\, n.
The state of being convex; convexity.
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Convexo-concave
(gcide) | Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.
Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of
the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be
different. See Meniscus.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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convexo-concave
(gcide) | Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.
Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of
the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be
different. See Meniscus.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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Convexo-convex
(gcide) | Convexo-convex \Con*vex"o-con"vex\, a.
Convex on both sides; double convex. See under Convex, a.
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Convexo-plane
(gcide) | Convexo-plane \Con*vex"o-plane`\, a.
Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.
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Devex
(gcide) | Devex \De*vex"\, a. [L. devexus, from devehere to carry down.]
Bending down; sloping. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Devex \De*vex"\, n.
Devexity. [Obs.] --May (Lucan).
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Devexity
(gcide) | Devexity \De*vex"i*ty\, n. [L. devexitas, fr. devexus. See
Devex, a.]
A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward;
declivity. [R.] --Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)
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Double convex
(gcide) | Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,
concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See
Vehicle.]
Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;
regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical
surface or curved line when viewed from without, in
opposition to concave.
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Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures
with a convex surface. --Whewell.
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Double convex, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.
[1913 Webster]Double \Dou"ble\ (d[u^]b"'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF.
doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root
of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr.
diplo`os double. See Two, and Full, and cf. Diploma,
Duple.]
1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;
made twice as large or as much, etc.
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Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2
Kings ii. 9.
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Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.
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2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set
together; coupled.
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[Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake,
Float double, swan and shadow. --Wordsworth.
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3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the
other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.
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With a double heart do they speak. -- Ps. xii. 2.
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4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably
increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result
of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens
and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants
have their blossoms naturally double.
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Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound
word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,
quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.
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Double base, or Double bass (Mus.), the largest and
lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the
contrabasso or violone.
Double convex. See under Convex.
Double counterpoint (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or
composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by
setting one of them an octave higher or lower.
Double court (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four
players, two on each side.
Double dagger (Print.), a reference mark ([dag]) next to
the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.
Double drum (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both
ends.
Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States having the
value of 20 dollars.
Double entry. See under Bookkeeping.
Double floor (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists
support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.
See Illust. of Double-framed floor.
Double flower. See Double, a., 4.
Double-framed floor (Arch.), a double floor having girders
into which the binding joists are framed.
Double fugue (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.
Double letter.
(a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.
(b) A mail requiring double postage.
Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the
semibreve; a breve. See Breve.
Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,
or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
Double pica. See under Pica.
Double play (Baseball), a play by which two players are put
out at the same time.
Double plea (Law), a plea alleging several matters in
answer to the declaration, where either of such matters
alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.
Double point (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two
branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of
a curve are called double points, since they possess most
of the properties of double points (see Conjugate). They
are also called acnodes, and those points where the
branches of the curve really cross are called crunodes.
The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.
Double quarrel. (Eccl. Law) See Duplex querela, under
Duplex.
Double refraction. (Opt.) See Refraction.
Double salt. (Chem.)
(a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been
saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the
double carbonate of sodium and potassium,
NaKCO3.6H2O.
(b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as
common alum, which consists of the sulphate of
aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.
Double shuffle, a low, noisy dance.
Double standard (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of
monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver
standard, both of which are made legal tender.
Double star (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as
to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such
stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be
physically connected so that they revolve round their
common center of gravity, and in the latter case are
called also binary stars.
Double time (Mil.). Same as Double-quick.
Double window, a window having two sets of glazed sashes
with an air space between them.
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Plano-convex
(gcide) | Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a
plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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planoconvex
(gcide) | Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]
Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a
plano-convex lens. See Convex, and Lens.
[1913 Webster]bulging \bulging\ adj.
1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of concave.
[Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,
lentiform}; broken-backed, hogged; convexo-concave;
gibbous, gibbose; planoconvex] Also See: protrusive.
Syn: convex.
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2. curving outward.
Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.
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Provexity
(gcide) | Provexity \Pro*vex"i*ty\, n. [L. provehere to advance. Cf.
Provect.]
Great advance in age. [Obs.]
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Unvexed
(gcide) | Unvexed \Unvexed\
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Vex
(gcide) | Vex \Vex\, v. i.
To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to
vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr.
vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
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2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.
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Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
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Syn: See Tease.
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Vexation
(gcide) | Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]
1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;
disquiet; trouble; irritation.
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Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but
vexation and pain. --Sir W.
Temple.
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Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for
any trace of vexation. --Macaulay.
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2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.
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Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.
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3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as
by a malicious suit. --Bacon.
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Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;
grief; sorrow; distress. See Chagrin.
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Vexatious
(gcide) | Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See Vexation.]
1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual
vexatious wars." --South.
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2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
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He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K.
Digby.
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Vexatious suit (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
giving trouble, or without cause.
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Vex*a"tious*ness, n.
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Vexatious suit
(gcide) | Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See Vexation.]
1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual
vexatious wars." --South.
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2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
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He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K.
Digby.
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Vexatious suit (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
giving trouble, or without cause.
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Vex*a"tious*ness, n.
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Vexatiously
(gcide) | Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See Vexation.]
1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual
vexatious wars." --South.
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2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
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He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K.
Digby.
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Vexatious suit (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
giving trouble, or without cause.
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Vex*a"tious*ness, n.
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Vexatiousness
(gcide) | Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See Vexation.]
1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual
vexatious wars." --South.
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2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.
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He leads a vexatious life. --Sir K.
Digby.
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Vexatious suit (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of
giving trouble, or without cause.
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Vex*a"tious*ness, n.
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Vexed
(gcide) | Vexed \Vexed\, a.
1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.
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2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed
question.
[1913 Webster]Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vexed (v[e^]kst); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to
vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr.
vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle.]
1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.
--Pope.
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2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to
trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.
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Ten thousand torments vex my heart. --Prior.
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3. To twist; to weave. [R.]
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Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.
--Dryden.
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Syn: See Tease.
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Vexer
(gcide) | Vexer \Vex"er\, n.
One who vexes or troubles.
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Vexil
(gcide) | Vexil \Vex"il\, n.
A vexillum.
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Vexilary aestivation
(gcide) | Vexillar \Vex"il*lar\, Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, [Cf. F.
vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]
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1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
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2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of
papilionaceous flowers.
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Vexilary aestivation (Bot.), a mode of aestivation in which
one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other
smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.
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Vexilla
(gcide) | Vexillum \Vex*il"lum\, n.; pl. Vexilla. [L., a standard, a
flag.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A flag or standard.
(b) A company of troops serving under one standard.
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2. (Eccl.)
(a) A banner.
(b) The sign of the cross.
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3. (Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the
standard.
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4. (Zool.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together;
the vane.
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Vexillar
(gcide) | Vexillar \Vex"il*lar\, Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, [Cf. F.
vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]
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1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
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2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of
papilionaceous flowers.
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Vexilary aestivation (Bot.), a mode of aestivation in which
one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other
smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.
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Vexillary
(gcide) | Vexillar \Vex"il*lar\, Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, [Cf. F.
vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]
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1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
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2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of
papilionaceous flowers.
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Vexilary aestivation (Bot.), a mode of aestivation in which
one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other
smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.
[1913 Webster]Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, n. [L. vexillarius: cf. F.
vexillaire.]
A standard bearer. --Tennyson.
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