nettlesome

== English == === Etymology === From nettle +‎ -some. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛtəlsəm/ Rhymes: -ɛtəlsəm Hyphenation: net‧tle‧some === Adjective === nettlesome (comparative more nettlesome, superlative most nettlesome) (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. (of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky. 1904, Winston Churchill, The Crossing (2003 Kessinger reprint), →ISBN, p. 61: It so chanced that on the second day after my arrival a pack-train came along, guided by a nettlesome old man and a strong, black-haired lass of sixteen or thereabouts. The old man . . . had no sooner slipped the packs from the horses than he began to rail at Hans, who stood looking on. "You damned Dutchmen all be Tories, and worse," he cried. ==== Translations ==== === See also === mettlesome === Anagrams === melonettes