My old car is very nettlesome.
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Nettlesome
//ˈnɛtəlsəm//
Synonyms for "nettlesome" (29 found)
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Italian
1 entries- urticante adj (causing irritation)
Russian
1 entries- раздражающий adj (causing irritation)
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Mackenzie made himself a nettlesome burr under Crook's saddle, irritating the commanding general.
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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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The task of proving Fermat’s “last” theorem remains nettlesome.
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