Nettlesome

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nettlesome \nettlesome\ adj.
     same as {irritating}, 1.
  
     Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky,
          pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
          vexatious, vexing.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nettlesome
       adj 1: 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" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome},
               {galling}, {irritating}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous},
               {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
       2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious
          young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
          [syn: {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {peevish}, {peckish},
           {pettish}, {petulant}, {testy}, {tetchy}, {techy}]