nettlesome

Letters that make nettlesome

s, o, e, l, n, m, t are letters that make 'nettlesome'

Words within nettlesome

some, som, nettle, TT, net, nett, so, ME, NE, LE, Es, Ne, Tl are words within 'nettlesome'


2 possible definitions for 'nettlesome'

Nettlesome as "causing irritation or annoyance"

Under this definition, nettlesome is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing, annoying have the same meaning as 'nettlesome'

Derivatives of nettlesome

plague is a derivative of nettlesome.

Similar to nettlesome

disagreeable is similar to nettlesome.

Example of nettlesome used within this context

"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 mosquito", "swarms of pestering gnats", "a plaguey newfangled safety catch", "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him", "a vexatious child", "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"


Nettlesome as "easily irritated or annoyed"

Under this definition, nettlesome is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scratchy, fractious, irritable, peckish, cranky, peevish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy have the same meaning as 'nettlesome'

Derivatives of nettlesome

crankiness, crotchetiness, contrariness, grumpiness, temper, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, fussiness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness, grouch, grump, churl, fretfulness, petulance, testiness, touchiness, tetchiness, crossness, choler, biliousness, unruliness, crosspatch, crank are derivatives of 'nettlesome'.

Similar to nettlesome

ill-natured is similar to nettlesome.

Example of nettlesome used within this context

"an incorrigibly fractious young man", "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"



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