Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Causing irritation or distress; vexatious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
irritating , 1.
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- adjective of a person, etc. Causing
irritation ,annoyance , ordiscomfort ;bothersome ,irksome . - adjective of a task, etc.
Thorny ; difficult to deal with, especially due to beingcomplex ortricky .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing irritation or annoyance
- adjective easily irritated or annoyed
Etymologies
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Examples
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In his autobiography, "Tales Out of School," he described the central board of education as a "nettlesome" body whose "time-wasting intrusions and demands" made his job impossible.
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There was also the nettlesome question of where the new roads would actually go.
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There was also the nettlesome question of where the new roads would actually go.
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California has some of the highest tax rates in the country, the worst bond rating and a multitude of nettlesome regulations.
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All while keeping the nettlesome Lola off his trail ....
Ghosthunters And The Incredibly Revolting Ghost by Cornelia Funke: Book summary
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The Giants uniformly called the Titans 'style of play nettlesome.
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Moreover, Mr. Singh runs a coalition government that has seen major economic initiatives scotched by nettlesome allies.
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The train has been slowed repeatedly by run-of-the-mill mechanical problems, rush-hour train traffic headed in the other direction and a nettlesome overhead-wire-and-bridge-repair project in Connecticut.
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There was also the nettlesome question of where the new roads would actually go.
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I suppose his head was so far up his astute grasp of all things meaningful to Va conservatives that he simply forgot that nettlesome stuff about slavery and lynchings and segregation.
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jackjoseph commented on the word nettlesome
At times I find the Internet to be quite nettlesome.
March 5, 2009