Piquing and Vexatious

Piquing

Piquing adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
Usage example: piquing remarks that were said mainly to get a rise out of the other guests at the party

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

Nearby Words: pique, piqued

Vexatious

Vexatious adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Synonyms for Vexatious

Piquing and vexatious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Piquing" instead an adjective "Vexatious".

Nearby Word: vexation
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