Nettlesome
[net-l-suh m] /ˈnɛt l səm/
adjective
1.
causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance:
to cope with a nettlesome situation.
2.
easily provoked or annoyed:
to become nettlesome over trivial matters.
/ˈnɛtəlsəm/
adjective
1.
causing or susceptible to irritation
adj.
1766, from nettle (n.) + -some (1).
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