brattish

adjective

Definition of brattishnext
as in troublesome

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  1. troublesome
  2. offensive
  3. upsetting
  4. mischievous
  5. infuriating
  6. tiresome
Adjective
  • Such a dynamic is troublesome for an industry that currently lacks producer diversity and is expected to grow 8x by 2040.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Cedar pollen counts in Central Texas Cedar pollen is largely troublesome for Central Texas, which has a higher concentration of Ashe juniper trees, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • The Volunteers have been one of the better offensive teams in all of college football this season but the Buckeyes defense will present a challenge.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Altuve is an offensive force, but ignoring his deteriorating defensive metrics at second base is becoming impossible.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors’ stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Most upsetting is the unabashed exploitation of domestic violence survivors' stories to silence a woman who asked for safety.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • Mangold depicts Cash in both Walk the Line and A Complete Unknown as nervy mysteries always on the edge of a breakdown, though Boyd Holbrook plays him as more mischievous and good-humored compared to the brooding Joaquin Phoenix.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With the school empty and lessons on pause, Paul unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with a mischievous pupil (Dominic Sessa) and the school's head cook (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of mischievous
Adjective
  • The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.
    Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Spotify For some of us, few things are more infuriating than a gadget that stops working due to a software change.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of infuriating
Adjective
  • However, come the third or fourth snowstorm of the season, shoveling by hand gets tiresome.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The tiresome snobbery of the vinyl mafia might have convinced you that the compact disc, first introduced in Japan in October 1982 and the rest of the world in March 1983, was dead and buried.
    Jesse Fink, SPIN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of tiresome
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