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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The same can’t be said of several recent top editors of the New York Times, hobbled variously by nettlesome personalities, bad timing and worse luck.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
The ban on cameras was particularly nettlesome to the TV networks, which had to resort to showing what was going on outside the court rather than what transpired within it.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023
For many, it’s a refreshing work-life balance, he said: None of the nettlesome emails or nagging office politics in between shifts often faced by the average modern office worker trying to get ahead.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022
But an equally nettlesome problem is a severe lack of mental health providers, particularly in rural America.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022
They both needed her in an odd sort of way—their nettlesome guardian angel.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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