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nettlesome

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Main Entry: nettlesome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: irritating

Synonyms:

aggravating, annoying, bothersome, burdensome, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, nagging, troublesome, trying, vexatious, vexing
Main Entry: galling
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very upsetting

Synonyms:

acid, afflictive, aggravating, annoying, bitter, bothersome, distasteful, exasperating, grievous, harassing, humiliating, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, painful, plaguing, provoking, rankling, unpalatable, vexatious, vexing

Antonyms:

cheering, comforting, pleasing, satisfying, soothing, wonderful
Main Entry: pesky
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bothersome

Synonyms:

annoying, disturbing, irksome, mean, nettlesome, peeving, provoking, troublesome, ugly, vexatious, vexing, wicked

Antonyms:

pleasing, untroubling
Main Entry: prickly
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: thorny or difficult

Synonyms:

annoying, barbed, bothersome, brambly, briery, bristly, complicated, echinated, intricate, involved, knotty, nettlesome, pointed, sharp, spiny, stimulating, ticklish, tricky, troublesome, trying

Antonyms:

smooth
Main Entry: thorny
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: difficult, problematic

Synonyms:

awkward, baffling, bothersome, formidable, harassing, hard, irksome, nettlesome, perplexing, prickly, severe, sticky, ticklish, tough, tricky, troublesome, trying, unpleasant, upsetting, vexatious, worrying

Antonyms:

easy, solvable, untroublesome
Main Entry: plaguy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: vexatious

Synonyms:

afflicting, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, burdensome, disagreeable, disappointing, disturbing, exasperating, galling, irksome, irritating, mean, nagging, nettlesome, pesky, provoking, teasing, tormenting, troublesome, troublous, trying, ugly*, unpleasant, upsetting, wicked, worrisome, worrying
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