a. Obs. rare. [f. VEX v. + -FUL 1.] = VEXATIOUS a.
1598. Florio, Essoso, vexfull, cruell, exacting. Ibid. (1603), Montaigne, II. xi. 243. Maintaining for his exercise the peevish frowardnes of his wife, then which no essay can be more vex-full.
a. Obs. rare. [f. VEX v. + -FUL 1.] = VEXATIOUS a.
1598. Florio, Essoso, vexfull, cruell, exacting. Ibid. (1603), Montaigne, II. xi. 243. Maintaining for his exercise the peevish frowardnes of his wife, then which no essay can be more vex-full.