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nettlesome

/'nɛtəlsəm/

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adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
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"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Similar:

cranky fractious irritable peckish peevish pettish petulant scratchy techy testy tetchy ill-natured
adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
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"nettlesome paperwork"

Similar:

annoying bothersome galling irritating pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing disagreeable

Examples of nettlesome

"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
"nettlesome paperwork"