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| Adj. | 1. | nettlesome - 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"annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" |
| 2. | nettlesome - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, peckish, cranky, fractious ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |