Vexed vs Pitiful - What's the difference?
vexed | pitiful | Related terms |
annoyed, irritated or distressed
much debated, discussed or disputed
(vex)
Feeling pity; merciful.
* 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick :
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Very small (of an amount or number).
Vexed is a related term of pitiful.
As adjectives the difference between vexed and pitiful
is that vexed is annoyed, irritated or distressed while pitiful is feeling pity; merciful.As a verb vexed
is (vex).vexed
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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)pitiful
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Alternative forms
* pitifull (archaic)Adjective
(pitifuller)- Straightway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners became more and more appalled, but still are pitiful .
- Scotland has a pitiful climate.
- A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.
