Nettled
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of nettle form-of, participle, past
- 1 annoyed; offended
"Mrs Fitzpatrick was a little nettled at this; and indeed, if it may not be called a lapse of the tongue, it was a small deviation from politeness in Jones, and into which he scarce would have fallen, had not the delight he felt in praising Sophia hurried him out of all reflection; for this commendation of one cousin was more than a tacit rebuke on the other."
- 1 aroused to impatience or anger wordnet
Example
More examples"Mrs Fitzpatrick was a little nettled at this; and indeed, if it may not be called a lapse of the tongue, it was a small deviation from politeness in Jones, and into which he scarce would have fallen, had not the delight he felt in praising Sophia hurried him out of all reflection; for this commendation of one cousin was more than a tacit rebuke on the other."
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