nettlesome

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nettlesome

/ˈnɛtəlsəm/

Rhymes with -ɛtəlsəm

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From nettle + -some.

adjective more nettlesome · most nettlesome

usually, of a person Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. My old car is very nettlesome.
usually, of a task Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky. The task of proving Fermat’s “last” theorem remains nettlesome.

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adj causing irritation

Italiano	urticante
Русский	раздражающий razdražajuščij

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@misc{nettlesome_2026,
  title = {nettlesome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nettlesome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}