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Meaning of "vexatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VEXATORY

vexatory  [vɛkˈseɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEXATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vexatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VEXATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vexatory in the English dictionary

The definition of vexatory in the dictionary is vexing, inconvenient, or irritating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VEXATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
classificatory
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
innovatory
ˈɪnəveɪtərɪ
masturbatory
ˈmæstəˌbeɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
overcompensatory
ˌəʊvərˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
revelatory
ˌrevəˈleɪtərɪ
self-congratulatory
ˌselfkənɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
self-regulatory
ˌsɛlfrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
ventilatory
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VEXATORY

vex
vexation
vexatious
vexatiously
vexatiousness
vexed
vexed question
vexedly
vexedness
vexer
vexilla
vexillar
vexillary
vexillate
vexillation
vexillologic
vexillological
vexillologist
vexillology
vexillum

WORDS THAT END LIKE VEXATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of vexatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vexatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VEXATORY

Find out the translation of vexatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vexatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vexatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

vexatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vexatory
570 millions of speakers

English

vexatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

vexatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

vexatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

vexatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vexatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

vexatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vexatory
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vexatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vexatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

vexatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vexatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vexatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

vexatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणघातक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vexatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vexatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

vexatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

vexatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vexatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

vexatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vexatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vexatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vexatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vexatory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXATORY»

The term «vexatory» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VEXATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vexatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vexatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vexatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEXATORY»

Discover the use of vexatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vexatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Independent
But their tenor changes, for they see that what he proposes is a concilatory and not a vexatory separation. They would like to have the parish priests as well as the monks driven out, and even the churches secu— larized. M. Combes sees that ...
‎1904
2
The Independent
A " Vexatory Separation The French Socialists, represented in the French Cabinet by M. Jaures, at first received M. Combes' speech at Auxerres announcing the purpose of separation of Church and State with great glee; anything to get rid of ...
Leonard Bacon, Joseph Parrish Thompson, Richard Salter Storrs, 1904
3
The Motor Car Journal
The vexatory part of the business was, and, as a matter of fact, still is, that the motorist was constrained to make the declaration of the quantity of fuel in the tank both on leaving and returning, while the officials had always the right to verify the  ...
‎1908
4
Works
... the vexatory spirits of this province came, and vexed him miserably, which I was sorry for, and in vain desired to prevent ; I then obseried that I was in the province of the gall-bladder ; the vexatory spirits were of those who despised virtue and ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1812
5
Arcana cœlestia: or Heavenly mysteries contained in the ...
A certain spirit came to me, inquiring whether I knevt Where he might stay: I thought that he was well-disposed, and when I told him that possibly he might stay here, the vexatory spirits of this province came, and vexed him miserably, which I ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1812
6
Heavenly Arcana which are in the Sacred Scripture Or Word of ...
A certain spirit came to me, inquiring whether I knew where he might stay: I thought that he was well-disposed, and when I told him that possibly he might stay here, the vexatory spirits of this province came, and vexed him miserably, which I ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1843
7
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ...
Mr. Ramsay also informed the Provincial Secretary that he had placed thb petition in the hands of his legal advisers, in order to see if there was no lawful means to put an end to bue-h vexatory proceedings. The first point which it is proper to ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1863
8
Physiological correspondences
(n. 5186.) "A certain spirit came to me inquiring whether I knew where he might stay. I thought that he was honest, and when I told him that possibly he might stay here, the vexatory spirits of this province came, and vexed him miserably, which I  ...
John Worcester, 1895
9
Collection de Décisions Du Bas Canada:
Grant, that in that case the Court came to the conclusion that a suit professing to be the suit of Company A was really the suit of Company B. In our law we know of such a thing as a vexatory action ; but the vexatory action, as Cochin has ...
Strachan Bethune, John Sprott Archibald, Edmond Lareau, 1883
10
The Eclectic Magazine
... 25,000 or so who were convicted and converted into “ criminals," a very large proportion (about 15 per cent) are men and women who have not complied with passport regulations, or with some other vexatory measure of our Administration.
John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, 1883

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