Vexed vs Jocular - What's the difference?
vexed | jocular |
annoyed, irritated or distressed
much debated, discussed or disputed
(vex)
(formal) Humorous]], amusing or [[joke, joking.
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As adjectives the difference between vexed and jocular
is that vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed while jocular is (formal) humorous]], amusing or [[joke|joking.As a verb vexed
is (vex).vexed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.
- the vexed question of whether or not to kiss on a first date
Quotations
* 1990 — , Eric , p 72 *: He would be left in no doubt that they were annoyed. He might even go so far as to deduce that they were quite vexed .Verb
(head)jocular
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was in a jocular mood all day.
- All we had was a short and jocular conversation.
- From the tone of the speaker, the last words might be understood to be jocular .
- Sometimes he would notice it, pat it, call it half-mocking, half-jocular names, and so make it caper with extraordinary delight.
- Then papa began to get very tired of Jones, and fidgeted and finally said, with jocular irony, that Jones had better stay all night, they could give him a shake-down.