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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NETTLES

Net "tles, n. pl. Etym: [See Knittle. ] (Naut. )(a ) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or grafting. (b ) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams. (c ) Reef points.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nettlesome

net tle some |ˈnetlsəm ˈnɛdlsəm | adjective causing annoyance or difficulty: complicated and nettlesome regional disputes.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nettlesome

nettle |some |ˈnɛtlsəm | adjective chiefly US causing annoyance or difficulty: nettlesome regional disputes.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nettlesome

n t tle some /-s (ə )m /形容詞 いらいらさせる, しゃくにさわる ; すぐいらいらする .