nettlesome
1. [ adjective ] causing irritation or annoyance
Synonyms: pestering annoying galling irritating plaguy teasing pesky plaguey vexing vexatious pestiferous bothersome
Examples:

"tapping an annoying rhythm" "a particularly bothersome noise" "found it galling to have to ask permission" "an irritating delay" "nettlesome paperwork" "a pesky mosquito" "swarms of pestering gnats"

Related terms: disagreeable
2. [ adjective ] easily irritated or annoyed
Synonyms: irritable peevish testy peckish fractious petulant pettish tetchy techy cranky
Examples:

"an incorrigibly fractious young man" "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

Related terms: ill-natured
Similar spelling:   Nettles
  Needles
  needless
  needlessly
  needle-shaped