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Latest comment: 4 months ago by JMGN in topic Possible missing verb sense

Still common in Singapore

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Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Though dated in "Inner Circle" Englishes, this verb still seems to be common in Singapore English. Equinox ◑ 09:22, 19 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

Possible missing verb sense

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Latest comment: 4 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Chambers 1908 has a transitive sense "to contest". Compare vexed, as in a vexed question. Equinox ◑ 20:02, 7 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

vexed 2. debated:
Currently global warming is a vexed issue. JMGN (talk) 17:55, 7 September 2024 (UTC)Reply
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