nettlesomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛtls(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈnɛdlsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nettle v., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < nettle v. + -some suffix¹.

†1. Of people or animals: easily nettled, irritable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

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wasp-stung1598

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shirty1846

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raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

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narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

1766 Life of Quin (repr.) iv. 24 He was a native of Wales, and was not the least nettlesome of his countrymen.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 22 He..gets, if not mettlesome,..very nettlesome indeed.

1888 Argosy Oct. 307 There is something highly attractive to that nettlesome insect [sc. a wasp] in the folds of a surplice.

2. Chiefly U.S. Irritating, vexatious, irksome; (also) difficult, awkward, tricky.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > annoying or vexatious

angeeOE

swinkfuleOE

plightlyOE

teenfulOE

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pesky1775

weary1785

sturty1788

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tiresome1798

werriting1808

bothersome1817

plaguesome1828

pestilential1833

fretsome1834

languorous1834

pesty1834

pestersome1843

nettlesome1845

miserable1850

niggling1854

distempering1855

be-maddeninga1861

nattery1873

nagging1883

pestiferous1890

trouble-giving1893

maddening1896

molestive1905

nuisancy1906

balls-aching?1912

nuisance1922

nattering1949

noodgy1969

dickheaded1991

dickish1991

cockish1996

1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. v. 272 The progress of a dreadful disorder;..a noisome air, slow haggard midnights, inflamed, nettlesome noontides [etc.].

1892 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 437/2 Even Josephine has a way of arguing at times which is decidedly nettlesome.

a1961 Newsweek in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Such nettlesome problems as traffic rules for orbiting spacecraft.

1969 Time 31 Jan. 52/3 The giants of electricity hope to get their arms around the nettlesome new technologies.

1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Feb. 161/5 Whenever what they deemed to be a nettlesome point of usage arose, they took a poll of their panel.

1982 Times 24 Nov. 6/7 There has been no movement in other, equally nettlesome problems, such as the current agricultural dispute with the EEC.

1984 S. Landau Dictionaries vi. 239 The difficulty of distinguishing between lexical units and items in a nomenclature is especially nettlesome in specialized dictionaries.

2001 Money Sept. 72 You still have to grapple with the nettlesome question of how much money to put in each sector.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nettlesome
释义	nettlesomeadj. Brit. /ˈnɛtls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnɛdlsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nettle v., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < nettle v. + -some suffix¹. †1. Of people or animals: easily nettled, irritable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1766 Life of Quin (repr.) iv. 24 He was a native of Wales, and was not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 22 He..gets, if not mettlesome,..very nettlesome indeed. 1888 Argosy Oct. 307 There is something highly attractive to that nettlesome insect [sc. a wasp] in the folds of a surplice. 2. Chiefly U.S. Irritating, vexatious, irksome; (also) difficult, awkward, tricky. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > annoying or vexatious angeeOE swinkfuleOE plightlyOE teenfulOE contrariousc1320 drefa1325 troublinga1325 despitousa1340 thornya1340 discomfortablec1350 troublablec1374 noyousa1382 noyfulc1384 diseasy1387 angrya1393 painful1395 hackinga1400 annoying?c1400 annoyousc1400 cumbrousc1400 teenc1400 annoyfulc1405 sputousc1420 diseasefula1425 molest?a1425 noying?a1425 noisomea1450 grievingc1450 tedious?1454 troublous1463 noisantc1475 displeasant1481 strouble1488 nuisant1494 noyanta1500 irksome1513 sturting1513 molestious1524 vexatious1534 cumbersome1535 uncommodious1541 spiteful1548 vexing?1548 incommodious1551 molestous1555 diseasing1558 grating1563 pestilent1565 sturtsome1570 molestuousa1572 troublesome1573 murrain1575 discommodable1579 galling1583 spiny1586 unsupportable1586 troubleful1588 plaguey1594 distressingc1595 molestful1596 molesting1598 vexful1598 fretful1603 briery1604 bemadding1608 mortifying1611 tiry1611 distressfula1616 irking1629 angersome1649 disobliging1652 discomforting1654 incomfortable1655 incommode1672 ruffling1680 unconvenient1683 pestifying1716 trying1718 offending1726 bothering1765 pesky1775 weary1785 sturty1788 unaccommodating1790 tiresome1798 werriting1808 bothersome1817 plaguesome1828 pestilential1833 fretsome1834 languorous1834 pesty1834 pestersome1843 nettlesome1845 miserable1850 niggling1854 distempering1855 be-maddeninga1861 nattery1873 nagging1883 pestiferous1890 trouble-giving1893 maddening1896 molestive1905 nuisancy1906 balls-aching?1912 nuisance1922 nattering1949 noodgy1969 dickheaded1991 dickish1991 cockish1996 1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. v. 272 The progress of a dreadful disorder;..a noisome air, slow haggard midnights, inflamed, nettlesome noontides [etc.]. 1892 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 437/2 Even Josephine has a way of arguing at times which is decidedly nettlesome. a1961 Newsweek in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Such nettlesome problems as traffic rules for orbiting spacecraft. 1969 Time 31 Jan. 52/3 The giants of electricity hope to get their arms around the nettlesome new technologies. 1976 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Feb. 161/5 Whenever what they deemed to be a nettlesome point of usage arose, they took a poll of their panel. 1982 Times 24 Nov. 6/7 There has been no movement in other, equally nettlesome problems, such as the current agricultural dispute with the EEC. 1984 S. Landau Dictionaries vi. 239 The difficulty of distinguishing between lexical units and items in a nomenclature is especially nettlesome in specialized dictionaries. 2001 Money Sept. 72 You still have to grapple with the nettlesome question of how much money to put in each sector. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1766
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