Vexatious: causing or tending to cause frustration or annoyance
I thought of this word after writing the last Short Story review, because it seems like the perfect word to describe the relationship between the black cat and its troubled owner. This is the type of word you would use to describe nails on a chalkboard - or that one person whose voice screeches like a piece of stray aluminum siding on concrete. Either way, it is a great word to use when you are fed up.
Here is an example of how to use this word, if you can stand to:
Working at the front desk became a nauseating task for Maureen after the first few weeks of summer. Sure, it was the family business, and sure, she earned some non-taxed money each week - but her days were filled with the kind of mundane, vexatious tasks that drive a girl like her out of town faster than she could turn her thumb out to hitchhike.
You may want to keep this word at an arm's length, but it has its place in literature. Be sure to give it a chance or two, even if it rubs you the wrong way.
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