Found 2 hits - Term: nettlesome, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nettlesome \nettlesome\ adj.
same as irritating, 1.
syn: annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky,
pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
vexatious, vexing.
wordnet 1.5
see also:
irritating
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
annoying bothersome galling irritating pesky pestering
pestiferous plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious
vexing cranky fractious irritable peevish
peckish pettish petulant testy tetchy
techy
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