Meaning of NETTLESOME
Pronunciation: | | 'netlsum
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- [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"
- [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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