NETTLESOME
\nˈɛtə͡lsˌʌm], \nˈɛtəlsˌʌm], \n_ˈɛ_t_əl_s_ˌʌ_m]\
Definitions of NETTLESOME
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
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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"
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easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
By Princeton University
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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"
By Noah Webster.
