Nettled
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nettled
adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated
gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing";
"peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {nettled},
{peeved}, {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled},
{steamed}, {stung}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nettled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nettling}.]
To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience
sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to
violent anger.
[1913 Webster]
The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this
affront, that every man took it to himself.
--L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "nettled":
aggravated, angry, annoyed, bothered, browned-off, bugged,
burnt-up, chafed, disturbed, exasperated, galled, griped, huffy,
irked, irritated, miffed, peeved, piqued, provoked, put-out,
resentful, riled, roiled, ruffled, troubled, vexed
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