Hurtful and Vexatious

Hurtful

Hurtful adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Vexatious and hurtful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vexatious" instead an adjective "Hurtful".

Nearby Words: hurt, hurting

Vexatious

Vexatious adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Hurtful and vexatious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurtful" instead an adjective "Vexatious".

Nearby Word: vexation
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