nettlesome

nettlesome
    adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying
           rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
           particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
           galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
           delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
           "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety
           catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him";
           "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you
           are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling},
           {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering},
           {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing},
           {vexatious}, {vexing}]
    2: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young
       man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [syn:
       {cranky}, {fractious}, {irritable}, {nettlesome}, {peevish},
       {peckish}, {pettish}, {petulant}, {scratchy}, {testy},
       {tetchy}, {techy}]
    

nettlesome \nettlesome\ adj.
   same as {irritating}, 1.

   Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky,
        pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
        vexatious, vexing.
        [WordNet 1.5]