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 Definitions for nettlesome: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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nettlesome \nettlesome\ adj.
same as irritating, 1.
Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing.
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WordNet (r) 2.0
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nettlesome
adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
"swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled
safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought
annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to
have to admit you are wrong" [syn: annoying, bothersome,
galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous,
plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious
young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
[syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, peevish, peckish,
pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy]
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