troublesome
adjective
causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious.
troublesomeness
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a word derived from
troublesome.
Example Sentences
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But king Diarmait most of all men grieved for his death, insomuch that he grew deaf, and could not hear the causes of his subjects, by reason of the heaviness and troublesomeness of his brains.
From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by R.A. Stewart MacAlister
“You have, my child,” said the little old lady; “very good—also rather troublesome, especially in the way of talking nonsense, and I’m sorry to find that although your goodness continues, your troublesomeness does not cease!”
From The Pirate City An Algerine Tale by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
German dulness, and English affectation, have of late much multiplied among us the use of two of the most objectionable words that were ever coined by the troublesomeness of metaphysicians—namely, ‘Objective’ and ‘Subjective’.
From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Edmund David Jones
Now because of her troublesomeness this cow was not milked beside the rest, and the shed where she stood was used for farm-implements only.
From Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald
As a result of this cogitation Leonore decided that she would nip Peter's troublesomeness in the bud, that she would put up a sign, "Trespassing forbidden;" by which he might take warning.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Paul Leicester Ford
