Characterized by or causing perturbation; troublesome.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Taylor (1578–1653), poet. From classical Latin perturbāt-, past participial stem of perturbāreperturb + -ious, after perturbation.
Definition of perturbatious in US English:
perturbatious
adjectiveˌpəːtəˈbeɪʃəs
rare
Characterized by or causing perturbation; troublesome.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Taylor (1578–1653), poet. From classical Latin perturbāt-, past participial stem of perturbāre perturb + -ious, after perturbation.