NETTLESOME as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • causing irritation or annoyance
   Synonym(s)
   • annoying (what does annoying mean?)
   • bothersome (what does bothersome mean?)
   • galling (what does galling mean?)
   • irritating (what does irritating mean?)
   • pesky (what does pesky mean?)
   • pestering (what does pestering mean?)
   • pestiferous (what does pestiferous mean?)
   • plaguey (what does plaguey mean?)
   • plaguy (what does plaguy mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   • vexatious (what does vexatious mean?)
   • vexing (what does vexing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 m
   Similar To
   • disagreeable (what does disagreeable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • easily irritated or annoyed
   Synonym(s)
   • cranky (what does cranky mean?)
   • fractious (what does fractious mean?)
   • irritable (what does irritable mean?)
   • peckish (what does peckish mean?)
   • peevish (what does peevish mean?)
   • pettish (what does pettish mean?)
   • petulant (what does petulant mean?)
   • techy (what does techy mean?)
   • testy (what does testy mean?)
   • tetchy (what does tetchy mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an incorrigibly fractious young man
   • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
   Similar To
   • ill-natured (what does ill-natured mean?)