as in annoying
causing annoyance
a few nettlesome details that still required attention
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Recent Examples of nettlesome
Dean noted that inflation, which remained at a nettlesome 3.5 percent last month, still worries voters.
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Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
But, for the prosecutors, the fractured gun parts have raised nettlesome questions about the integrity of the firearm.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The current impeachment drives in the House have been nettlesome to the Biden team and certainly to Mr. Mayorkas, who issued a defiant seven-page letter before the House Homeland Security Committee voted for articles of impeachment against him along party lines this week.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Apple has reversed course under regulatory pressure and cleared the way for a nettlesome adversary, video game maker Epic Games, to set up an alternative store for iPhone apps in Europe.
—Michael Liedtke, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
But, for the prosecutors, the fractured gun parts have raised nettlesome questions about the integrity of the firearm.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The current impeachment drives in the House have been nettlesome to the Biden team and certainly to Mr. Mayorkas, who issued a defiant seven-page letter before the House Homeland Security Committee voted for articles of impeachment against him along party lines this week.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nettlesome
Adjective
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For one, Barber and Sweetin co-signed one fan’s take describing the youngest Tanner sibling, Michelle (played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) as increasingly annoying and borderline spoiled as the series went on.—
John Russell,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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This is occasionally annoying (or more than occasionally).—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Surprisingly no one in my family finds this irritating.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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In layman's terms, retinal works faster and is less irritating than retinol.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Most welcomed this move, even if the timing was frustrating.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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What’s especially frustrating to people involved in ferret conservation is that funding and staff resources were already limited heading into 2025.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Warning: The following story elements, including photos and video, may be disturbing to some readers.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The feature take is set amidst the 4th of July celebration, as a disturbing figure named Tommy Taffy emerges.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Nettlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nettlesome. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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