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   Where does the word vexed come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for is from around 1425, in is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: vex v., ‑ed suffix1.

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   What is Vex verb?

   • Definition of vex verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary vex somebody to annoy or worry somebody The memory of their conversation still vexed him. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   What is a vexed question?

   • A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union. ...the vexed question of whether it was acceptable for players to be paid for their performances. 2. See also vex Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What does vexing mean?

   • vexable, adj.?c1525– Able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed. vexer, n.1530– A person who or thing which causes vexation. vexing, adj.?1548–

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   What does Vexen mean?

   • vexen, v.in Middle English Dictionary I. To distress, trouble, harass, worry, or annoy (a person, a group, a person's thoughts or feelings, etc.). I.1.a. c1410– transitive. To trouble, afflict, or harass (a person, etc.) by aggression, encroachment, or other interference with peace and quiet; to cause damage, detriment, or difficulty to.

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   What does vexid mean?

   • transitive. To disturb by causing physical movement, commotion, or alteration; to agitate, toss about, work, belabour, tear up, etc. [?1440 implied in: The scabby branches & the vexid [c1450 Bodleian MS. Add.wexed; Latin vexatus]rootes To cutte avay..bote is.

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   Sep 28, 2017 · As a verb meaning. Old English great "big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse," from West Germanic *grauta- "coarse, thick" (source also of Old Saxon grot, Old Frisian grat, Dutch groot, German groß "great"). If the original sense was "coarse," it is perhaps from PIE root *ghreu- "to rub, grind,"

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     vexed 뜻: 안절부절 못하는; 15세기 중반, vex 의 과거 분사 형용사입니다. vexed...

   • Vexatious

     Old English hopian "have the theological virtue of Hope;...

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   The earliest known use of the word vexed is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for vexed is from around 1425, in Wise Bk. Philos.

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   Sep 29, 2023 · The earliest known use of the verb vex is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for vex is from around 1410, in Higden's Polychronicon . vex is a borrowing from French .

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   A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union. ...the vexed question of whether it was acceptable for players to be paid for their performances. 2. See also vex.

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   The meaning of VEXED is affected with, marked by, or causing trouble or vexation. How to use vexed in a sentence.

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   vex. vex somebody to annoy or worry somebody. The memory of their conversation still vexed him. Definition of vex verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   VEXED meaning: 1. difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument: 2. difficult to deal…. Learn more.