Meanings
comparative more vexedly · superlative most vexedly
- In a vexed manner; annoyedly.
"What made you harp upon the war, man, knowing what his opinions are?" the doctor asked vexedly, as he stumbled along the uneven stone passage towards the hall.
1906, Mrs. Henry De La Pasture, Peter's Mother1 more example
If only Dr. Spiller had sent me a wire yesterday," he exclaimed vexedly, "he had my address in the country, I should have been saved a useless visit to London!"
1921, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, From Out the Vasty Deep
Origin
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