nettlesome

  1. Adjective.  (context, of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.
  2. Adjective.  (rfv-sense) (of a person) Easily nettled, annoyed, or provoked.The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd ed., 1989) characterizes this sense as obsolete; however, the ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary'' (1999) does not characterize this sense as obsolete..
  3. Adjective.  (context, of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

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