nettlesome

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Definition: (adjective) Causing irritation or annoyance.
Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, pesky, pestering, vexatious, plaguy, teasing, pestiferous.
Usage: As punishment, I was given the nettlesome task of filling out each of the forms in triplicate.
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  1. ribbing Definition: (noun) The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. Synonyms: tantalization, teasing. Usage: After falling from his chair in front of the entire senior management team, Harold spent the rest of the week suffering his coworkers' ribbing. Discuss

  2. factious Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, produced by, or characterized by internal dissension. Synonyms: divisive. Usage: Fouquet has raised against your majesty a troop of factious rioters to extricate his friends from punishment. Discuss

  3. windpipe Definition: (noun) Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi. Synonyms: trachea. Usage: Poisonous vapors … crept like evil spirits over the ship, stealing into the nostrils and windpipes of the unwary and causing fits of sneezing and coughing. Discuss

  4. veracious Definition: (adjective) Precisely accurate. Synonyms: right. Usage: The trial transcript provides me with a veracious account of all that transpired in the courtroom. Discuss

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