NETTLESOME

Meaning of NETTLESOME in English

■ adjective chiefly US causing annoyance or difficulty.

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NETTLESOME — adjective Date: 1766 causing vexation ; irritating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NETTLESOME — ˈned. ə lsəm, -et ə l- adjective Etymology: nettle (II) + -some 1. : readily nettled : irritable was not …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NETTLESOME — /net"l seuhm/ , adj. 1. causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance: to cope with a nettlesome situation. 2. easily provoked or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NETTLESOME — adj. bothersome, troublesome; easily vexed or irritated
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NETTLESOME — adjective Date: 1766 : causing vexation : irritating
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NETTLESOME — [net.tle.some] adj (1766): causing vexation: irritating
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NETTLESOME — nettlesome BrE AmE ˈnet ə l s ə m AmE \ ˈnet̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NETTLESOME — / ˈnetlsəm; NAmE / adjective ( especially NAmE ) causing trouble or difficulty
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NETTLESOME — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: THORNY , prickly, spiny
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NETTLESOME — adjective Synonyms: thorny , prickly, spiny
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NETTLESOME — раздражающий; досадный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLESOME — Неприятный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLESOME — Досадный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLESOME — a раздражающий; досадный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NETTLESOME — (a) досадный; раздражающий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NETTLESOME — a раздражающий; досадный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NETTLESOME — a раздражающий; досадный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLESOME — раздражающий; досадный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLESOME — adj. Pronunciation: ' ne-t ə l-s ə m Function: adjective Date: 1766 : causing vexation : IRRITATING
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SPINY — I. adjective also spin·ey ˈspīnē, -ni ( spinier ; spiniest ) Etymology: spine + -y 1. : covered with spines …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINOSITY — spīˈnäsəd.ē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin spinositat-, spinositas, from Latin spinosus spinose + -itat-, -itas -ity 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NETTLY — ˈned. ə lē, -et ə lē, - ə li adjective ( -er/-est ) 1. : having a profusion of nettles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POPULAR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a common/popular myth (= that many people believe ) ▪ Contrary to popular myth, most …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank card ▪ You can withdraw money using your bank card. a birthday …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARCHDIOCESE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And this, the archdiocese believes, is sometimes done at the expense of Catholic doctrine. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THORNY — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, abstruse, acanaceous, acanthoid, aciculate, aculeolate, arduous, barbed, barbellate, brambly, briery, bristly, brutal, complex, complicated, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPINY — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, abstruse, acanthoid, acanthous, acicular, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, arduous, barbed, brutal, complex, cornuted, …
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PROVOCATIVE
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PRICKLY — Synonyms and related words : acanaceous, acanthoid, aciculate, aculeate, aculeolate, agitable, allergic, anaphylactic, annoying, atingle, bad-tempered, barbed, bothersome, brambly, briery, …
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THORNY — adj. Function: adjective bristling with perplexities, points of controversy, or other conflicting elements FF1C; the thorny question of states' rights …
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SPINY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: THORNY , nettlesome, prickly
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRICKLY — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: THORNY , nettlesome, spiny Related Words: annoying, bothersome 2 Synonyms: IRRITABLE , fractious, fretful, peevish, …
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