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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" [synonym: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling},
{irritating}, {nettlesome}, {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" [synonym:
{cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish},
{peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {scratchy}, {testy},
{tetchy}, {techy}]