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eng: nettlesome

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means(adjective) 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"
vexing, pestering, pestiferous, vexatious, galling, plaguy, pesky, teasing, annoying, plaguey, nettlesome, bothersome, irritating
means(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
nettlesome, fractious, tetchy, testy, techy, petulant, peevish, irritable, pettish, scratchy, peckish, cranky

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