Definition of "nettlesome" []

• Causing irritation or distress; vexatious. (adjective)

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• "In his autobiography, "Tales Out of School," he described the central board of education as a "nettlesome" body whose "time-wasting intrusions and demands" made his job impossible."
• "Moreover, Mr. Singh runs a coalition government that has seen major economic initiatives scotched by nettlesome allies."
• "There was also the nettlesome question of where the new roads would actually go."