Meaning : Causing irritation or annoyance.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
Meaning : Easily irritated or annoyed.
Example :
An incorrigibly fractious young man.
Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen.
Synonyms : cranky, fractious, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
Translation in other languages :
जरा-सी बातों में चिढ़ने या अप्रसन्न हो जानेवाला।
आजकल वह अधिक चिड़चिड़ा हो गया है।కొద్దిపాటి విషయానికి అశాంతికి లోనగుట లేక అప్రసన్నమగుట.
కొద్ది రోజులనుండి అతను చాలా విసుక్కుంటున్నాడు.ಅಲ್ಪ-ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕೋಪ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವ
ಈಗೀಗ ಅವನು ತುಂಬಾ ಸಿಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.കുറച്ച് കാര്യങ്ങളില് ദേഷ്യപ്പെടുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കില് അതൃപ്തനായിട്ടുള്ളവന്.
ഈയിടെയായി അവന് വല്ലാതെ മുന്കോപിയായി.