Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nettlesome"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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