Dictionary Entry

nettlesome

nettlesome is a 10-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: causing irritation or annoyance. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses

Definitions

1adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
"tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"
"aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"
Synonyms
annoying bothersome galling irritating pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
2adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Synonyms
cranky fractious irritable peckish peevish pettish petulant scratchy techy testy tetchy

Synonyms

annoying bothersome galling irritating pesky pestering pestiferous plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing cranky fractious irritable peckish peevish pettish petulant scratchy techy testy tetchy

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