vexableadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɛksəbl/, U.S.

/ˈvɛksəbəl/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin vexābilis ; vex v., -able suffix.

Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin vexābilis suffering (4th cent.), troublesome, vexatious (5th cent.; < classical Latin vexāre vex v. + -bilis -ble suffix), and partly (especially in later use) < vex v. + -able suffix.

†1. Troublesome, oppressive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > oppressed or afflicted > oppressive

oppressinga1475

vexable?c1525

oppressful1606

sweatfula1618

oppressive1647

down-bearing1690

?c1525 (a1503) Receyt Ladie Kateryne (Coll. Arms M.13) (1990) iv. 77 Fre pasport thorugh his hooll realme..without distrobill, enserchyng, or eny othir vexable demaundes of his liege people.

2. Able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > capable of being

vexable1808

tormentable1841

1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 191 The printers use me ill, but they do not vex me, because I am not vexable by such things.

1855 Ballou's Dollar Monthly Mag. Feb. 138/2 May..was in as vexable a mood as her amiability ever allowed.

1940 Spectator 12 Jan. 54/2 Mencius is something of a moralist, virtuous and vexable, a trifle schoolmasterish.

1977 Times 21 Sept. 8/3 A man must first be like Colin Grant: short in temper and eminently vexable.

2014 Times (Nexis) 17 Mar. There is..an undercurrent in those issues that clearly vexes the always vexable Paxman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vexable
释义	vexableadj. Brit. /ˈvɛksəbl/, U.S. /ˈvɛksəbəl/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin vexābilis ; vex v., -able suffix. Etymology: Partly < post-classical Latin vexābilis suffering (4th cent.), troublesome, vexatious (5th cent.; < classical Latin vexāre vex v. + -bilis -ble suffix), and partly (especially in later use) < vex v. + -able suffix. †1. Troublesome, oppressive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > oppressed or afflicted > oppressive oppressinga1475 vexable?c1525 oppressful1606 sweatfula1618 oppressive1647 down-bearing1690 ?c1525 (a1503) Receyt Ladie Kateryne (Coll. Arms M.13) (1990) iv. 77 Fre pasport thorugh his hooll realme..without distrobill, enserchyng, or eny othir vexable demaundes of his liege people. 2. Able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > capable of being vexable1808 tormentable1841 1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 191 The printers use me ill, but they do not vex me, because I am not vexable by such things. 1855 Ballou's Dollar Monthly Mag. Feb. 138/2 May..was in as vexable a mood as her amiability ever allowed. 1940 Spectator 12 Jan. 54/2 Mencius is something of a moralist, virtuous and vexable, a trifle schoolmasterish. 1977 Times 21 Sept. 8/3 A man must first be like Colin Grant: short in temper and eminently vexable. 2014 Times (Nexis) 17 Mar. There is..an undercurrent in those issues that clearly vexes the always vexable Paxman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1525
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