nettlesome

adjectiveB2

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adjective
Comparative
more nettlesome
Superlative
most nettlesome
  1. 1.

    (usually)(of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.

    My old car is very nettlesome.

  2. 2.

    (usually)(of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

    The task of proving Fermat’s “last” theorem remains nettlesome.

    Be careful what you say to him; he's a nettlesome fellow.

    It so chanced that on the second day after my arrival a pack-train came along, guided by a nettlesome old man and a strong, black-haired lass of sixteen or thereabouts. The old man . . . had no sooner slipped the packs from the horses than he began to rail at Hans, who stood looking on. "You damned Dutchmen all be Tories, and worse," he cried.

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From nettle + -some.

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