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nettlesome

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɛtəlsəm/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eeelmnosttStarts with NEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. causing irritation or annoyance

Word origin

From nettle + -some.

Used in a sentence

  • My old car is very nettlesome.
  • Mackenzie made himself a nettlesome burr under Crook's saddle, irritating the commanding general.
  • Though the pink dolphins are protected by law, the fishermen see them as nettlesome competitors for the catches that feed their families.

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