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nettlesome
adjective
USuk /ˈnet.l.sʌm/ us /ˈnet̬.l.sʌm/
annoying, and causing problems or difficulties: 恼人的，气人的;使不愉快的
He attempted to tackle the nettlesome issue of police and community relations.他试图解决警察和社区关系这个棘手的问题。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Annoying
accursed
aggravating
annoying
annoyingly
ball-ache
exasperatingly
frustratingly
gadfly
galling
gallingly
irritating
irritatingly
limit
maddening
mither
spiteful
stupid
trying
vexatious
vexatiously
Examples of nettlesome
nettlesome
Unlike the other three, the labor movement was a fierce adversary rather than a nettlesome friend.
Unlike the other three, the labor movement was a fierce adversary rather than a nettlesome friend.
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