nettlesome: Meaning and Definition of

net•tle•some

Pronunciation: (net'l-sum), [key]
— adj.
  1. causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance: to cope with a nettlesome situation.
  2. easily provoked or annoyed: to become nettlesome over trivial matters.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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