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vexed (vekst),USA pronunciation
adj.
vex•ed•ly
(vek′sid lē),USA pronunciation adv.
vex′ed•ness, n.
- irritated; annoyed:vexed at the slow salesclerks.
- much discussed or disputed:a vexed question.
- tossed about, as waves.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see vex, -ed2