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单词 nettlesome
释义
nettlesome
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adj

WORD FAMILY
nettlesome: nettlesomely+/nettle: nettled, nettles, nettlesome, nettling
USAGE EXAMPLES
I won’t tell you any more, except to note that the story shows the brilliant Dalgliesh being less nettlesome than usual.
Washington Post(Oct 27, 2016)
Then there’s this nettlesome question: Would there be any such angst if the entourage members weren’t black and didn’t wear billowy jeans and copious jewelry?
Time(Nov 17, 2016)
This nettlesome matter of perjury finally persuaded the Rhode Island Supreme Court to overturn Lerner’s murder conviction.
New York Times(Oct 24, 2016)
1adj causing irritation or annoyance
nettlesome paperwork
Syn
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
disagreeable
not to your liking
2adj easily irritated or annoyed
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Syn
cranky, fractious, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
ill-natured
having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
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