Meaning & use
nettlesome
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Causing irritation, annoyance, or difficulty; troublesome.
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The committee spent hours debating a nettlesome clause buried in the contract.
A nettlesome cough kept her awake through most of the night.
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Derived from "nettle," the stinging plant, so the word vividly evokes something that irritates the way a brush against nettles does.
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