nettlesome
Adjective
- causing irritation or annoyance; “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”
- Synonyms
- annoying
- bothersome
- galling
- irritating
- pesky
- pestering
- pestiferous
- plaguy
- plaguey
- teasing
- vexatious
- vexing
- Similar to
- Related
- easily irritated or annoyed; “an incorrigibly fractious young man”; “not the least nettlesome of his countrymen”
- Synonyms
- cranky
- fractious
- irritable
- peevish
- peckish
- pettish
- petulant
- scratchy
- testy
- tetchy
- techy
- Similar to
- Related
- testiness
- touchiness
- tetchiness
- testiness
- touchiness
- tetchiness
- irritability
- crossness
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- peevishness
- petulance
- choler
- temper
- biliousness
- irritability
- peevishness
- pettishness
- snappishness
- surliness
- irritability
- crossness
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- peevishness
- petulance
- choler
- irritability
- crossness
- fretfulness
- fussiness
- peevishness
- petulance
- choler
- temper
- biliousness
- irritability
- peevishness
- pettishness
- snappishness
- surliness
- unruliness
- fractiousness
- willfulness
- wilfulness
- grouch
- grump
- crank
- churl
- crosspatch
- crankiness
- crotchetiness
- contrariness
- grumpiness