bothersome

adj

bothersome

adj

UK /ˈbɒðəsəm/ · US /ˈbɑðɚsəm/

Etymology From bother + -some.

1

Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.

  • bothersome detail
  • The mosquito bites were bothersome.
1 more example
  • She found his questions increasingly bothersome.
Derived terms
bothersomely, bothersomeness, nonbothersome, unbothersome

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