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The situation of little magazines is so bound up with vexed questions of cultural ecoomics and with wider questions about writing in modern societies that little can be said about it (Peter Levi).
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vexed question — index dilemma, problem Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
vexed question — A question or point of law often discussed or agitated, but not determined or settled … Black's law dictionary
vexed — [vekst] adj 1.) vexed question/issue/problem etc a complicated problem that has caused a lot of discussion and argument and is difficult to solve vexed question/issue/problem etc of ▪ the vexed question of sexism 2.) [+ at/with] old fashioned… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Vexed — Vexed, a. 1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled. [1913 Webster] 2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vexed — [ vekst ] adjective 1. ) full of difficulties: PROBLEMATIC: the vexed question of the national minimum wage 2. ) OLD FASHIONED annoyed, confused, or worried … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vexed — (adj.) mid 15c., pp. adjective from VEX (Cf. vex). Phrase vexed question attested from 1848 … Etymology dictionary
question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing … Collocations dictionary
question */*/*/ — I UK [ˈkwestʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms question : singular question plural questions 1) a) [countable] something that someone asks you when they want information answer a question: Why won t you answer my question? ask a question: I regretted… … English dictionary
vexed — [[t]ve̱kst[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A vexed problem or question is very difficult and causes people a lot of trouble. → See also vex European Community ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union... Later Mr Moi raised the… … English dictionary
vexed — adjective 1 (+ at/with) old fashioned annoyed or worried 2 vexed question/issue a complicated problem that has caused a lot of arguments and is difficult to solve: the vexed question of how to deal with hunger strikers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
