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scottobearcaterwaul \KAT-ur-wol\, intransitive verb:
1. To make a harsh cry.
2. To have a noisy argument.
noun:
A shrill, discordant sound.
Caterwaul is from Middle English caterwawen, "to cry as a cat," either from Medieval Dutch kater, "tomcat" + Dutch wauwelen, "to tattle," or for catawail, from cat-wail, "to wail like a cat."
vexatious \vek-SAY-shuhs\ adjective
1. Causing vexation or irritation.
2. A legal action instituted on insufficient grounds and brought solely to annoy the defendant.
From Middle English vexacioun, from Latin vexation, from vexatus, past participle of vexare, to vex.
1. To make a harsh cry.
2. To have a noisy argument.
noun:
A shrill, discordant sound.
Caterwaul is from Middle English caterwawen, "to cry as a cat," either from Medieval Dutch kater, "tomcat" + Dutch wauwelen, "to tattle," or for catawail, from cat-wail, "to wail like a cat."
vexatious \vek-SAY-shuhs\ adjective
1. Causing vexation or irritation.
2. A legal action instituted on insufficient grounds and brought solely to annoy the defendant.
From Middle English vexacioun, from Latin vexation, from vexatus, past participle of vexare, to vex.
