Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a troublesome manner; vexatiously.
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- adverb In a
troublesome manner.
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Examples
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So whilst paying back the proceeds of their crime from wages (or benefits) they boost their troublesomely reduced income by committing more crimes.
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“Well,” Ron started, his eyes going troublesomely vague as he looked back through hazy memory, “as I recall it was...well, glass.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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It is now troublesomely clear that we could have prevented these abuses if we had applied the same racial justice lens to new lending practices as we had to the old.
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“Well,” Ron started, his eyes going troublesomely vague as he looked back through hazy memory, “as I recall it was...well, glass.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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“Well,” Ron started, his eyes going troublesomely vague as he looked back through hazy memory, “as I recall it was...well, glass.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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Such considerations can provide strong constraints on models, sometimes pushing reheat temperatures down to troublesomely low ranges (more about this soon).
The Results of Resonance Mark 2008
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NSPD-51 assures us: “Enduring Constitutional Government means a cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government, coordinated by the President, as a matter of comity with respect to the legislative and judicial branches …” This “matter of comity,” which usually refers to the informal and voluntary recognition of jurisdiction among courts, is a troublesomely ambiguous phrase in this context wherein the president determines this as he “coordinates.”
Freedom Is Not Free �� And Americans Are Poised To Lose Everything, Part 1 2007
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Marijuana is, also, and more troublesomely, an export crop.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: April 2007 Archives 2007
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November 14th, 2008 at 11: 18 am grand casino hinkley blak jak mn says: grand casino hinkley blak jak mn … flashlights gears troublesomely complained …
Think Progress » Iraqi Leaders Call On U.S. To Set Timetable 2005
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This “matter of comity,” which usually refers to the informal and voluntary recognition of jurisdiction among courts, is a troublesomely ambiguous phrase in this context wherein the president determines this as he “coordinates.”
NSPD-51 and the Potential for a Coup d'Etat by National Emergency 2007
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