adjective
- irritated; annoyed: vexed at the slow salesclerks.
- much discussed or disputed: a vexed question.
- tossed about, as waves.
adjective
- annoyed, confused, or agitated
- much debated and discussed (esp in the phrase a vexed question)
adj.mid-15c., past participle adjective from vex. Phrase vexed question attested from 1848.