vexatiously

Yet the vexatiously named “literary short story” is scarcely a separable species.

Archive 2010-03-01 2010

Yet the vexatiously named “literary short story” is scarcely a separable species.

“Experimental writing” 2010

My point was twofold; the first was just bridling slightly at the ‘public discourse’ thing, but fair enough – you did mean ‘public political discourse – I was just being somewhat vexatiously pedantic coz I haven’t had my coffee yet.

EVERYONE DEAD BY TEATIME Alix Mortimer 2010

Thus vexatiously disappointed, she was ill-disposed to listen with pleasure to the history Camilla thought it indispensable to relate of her recent visit: and in answer to all praise of this fair Incognita, only replied by asking her name and connexions.

Camilla 2008

My best friends find this very vexing, but I assure them as I do you that they/you would find my incessant existential crises vexatiously tedious.

Archive 2008-10-01 Heo 2008

My best friends find this very vexing, but I assure them as I do you that they/you would find my incessant existential crises vexatiously tedious.

Finally Gruntled Heo 2008

The last thing in the world I would want is to be pursued so vexatiously myself over such a trivial matter.

Is the Labour Blogosphere About to Take Off? 2007

The directorate welcomed a finding by Hussein that it did not act negligently or vexatiously.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

Persons and Things do turn up so vexatiously in this life, and will in a manner insist on being noticed.

The Moonstone 2003

Any attorney or other person admitted to conduct cases in any court of the United States or any Territory thereof who so multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously may be required by the court to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct.

Scrivener's Error 2003