nettlesome

adjective

net·​tle·​some ˈne-tᵊl-səm How to pronounce nettlesome (audio)
: causing vexation : irritating

Examples of nettlesome in a Sentence

a few nettlesome details that still required attention
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What if the language in that trust is nettlesome and may disinherit your or your child? Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 When the Titanic sunk, Captain Edward John Smith could have blamed the disaster on climate putting that nettlesome ice berg in the ship’s path. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025 Back had gone on to serve as a kind of surrogate father figure for the bright and nettlesome young man. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024 Sessions and Mfume are only the latest legislators who have tried to solve this nettlesome problem over the past couple of decades. Kevin R. Kosar, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nettlesome

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nettlesome was in 1845

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“Nettlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nettlesome. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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