nettlesome

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort

   Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.

   • My old car is very nettlesome.
   • Mackenzie made himself a nettlesome burr under Crook's saddle, irritating the commanding general.
   • Though the pink dolphins are protected by law, the fishermen see them as nettlesome competitors for the catches that feed their families.
2. 2

   Thorny

   Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

   • The task of proving Fermat’s “last” theorem remains nettlesome.
   • Be careful what you say to him; he's a nettlesome fellow.
   • [A]ll the strange oaths and imprecations found in a seaman's vocabulary were called into service by our nettlesome captain and his crew, and hurled without mercy on the winds and weather.

The neighborhood

• neighbormettlesome