nettlesome
Americanadjective
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causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance.
to cope with a nettlesome situation.
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easily provoked or annoyed.
to become nettlesome over trivial matters.
adjective
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Example Sentences
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But, for the prosecutors, the fractured gun parts have raised nettlesome questions about the integrity of the firearm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
But an equally nettlesome problem is a severe lack of mental health providers, particularly in rural America.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
JetBlue was once a “scrappy opponent” and American’s most nettlesome competitor in New York.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
But the quest to arrest Caro Quintero was in fact one of the most nettlesome U.S. objectives in Mexico for nearly a decade, a wedge between the two nations that seemed to never go away.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
The flagon of mulled wine that Satin delivered helped them settle the more nettlesome points.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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