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troublesome

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trou⋅ble⋅some

[truhb-uhl-suhm]
–adjective
1. causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
2. laborious; difficult.
3. Archaic. full of distress or affliction.

Origin:
1540–50; trouble + -some 1


trou⋅ble⋅some⋅ly, adverb
trou⋅ble⋅some⋅ness, noun


1. perplexing, galling, harassing. 2. arduous, hard, burdensome.


2. easy.
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trou·ble·some   (trŭb'əl-səm)   
adj.  
  1. Causing trouble or anxiety; worrisome.

  2. Difficult; trying.

trou'ble·some·ly adv., trou'ble·some·ness n.
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