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Meaning of NETTLESOME

Pronunciation:  'netlsum

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  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
 
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 Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, cranky, disagreeable, fractious, galling, ill-natured, irritable, irritating, peckish, peevish, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pettish, petulant, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, techy, testy, tetchy, vexatious, vexing
 

 

 

 

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