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View synonyms for nettlesome
nettlesome
[ net-l-suhm ]
adjective
- causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance:
to cope with a nettlesome situation.
- easily provoked or annoyed:
to become nettlesome over trivial matters.
nettlesome
/ ˈnɛtəlsəm /
adjective
- causing or susceptible to irritation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nettlesome1
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Example Sentences
The process was designed to iron out kinks in nettlesome budgets, not necessarily major social programs.
From TIme
Thus we see that it becomes a type of those little nettlesome worries of life that exasperate the spirit.
From Project Gutenberg
These trials are the more nettlesome because, like Paul's thorn, they are not to be mentioned.
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