troublesome
Use Troublesome in a sentence
əl adjective
1.
causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
2.
laborious; difficult.
3.
Archaic. full of distress or affliction.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | causing a great deal of trouble; worrying, upsetting, or annoying |
| 2. | characterized by violence; turbulent |
| 'troublesomely | |
| —adv | |
| 'troublesomeness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Technology keeps people connected in fantastic new ways but also introduces troublesome gray areas when it comes to communication.
The report enables the judge to arrive at reasoned answers to troublesome questions.
In some areas, booming nutria populations have become troublesome as the animals develop a taste for farm fare.
Which is troublesome because the social sciences cannot be regarded as true science.
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