Word
nettlesome
/ˈnetlsəm/
adjective
令人恼火的;烦人的
causing irritation or annoyance
- 1.
Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.
令人恼火的
- 2.
Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.
棘手的
易怒的;容易被激怒的;令人恼火的;棘手的;令人激恼的;烦人的
In use
The nettlesome problem of funding the project delayed the entire team.
He became nettlesome after waiting for more than an hour.
Dealing with nettlesome customers all day made her exhausted.
nettlesome + noun
The nettlesome issue kept them arguing for hours.
这个烦人的问题让他们争论了好几个小时。
be + nettlesome
Her constant complaints are nettlesome.
她不断的抱怨令人恼怒。
find + noun/pronoun + nettlesome
I find his attitude nettlesome.
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.