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bothersome
CIDE DICTIONARY
bothersome, a.
Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
bothersome
aggravating, annoying, backbreaking, besetting, bothering, burdensome, chafing, crushing, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, fretting, galling, grueling, harassing, heavy, hefty, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, onerous, oppressive, painful, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, trying, upsetting, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worryingFor further exploring for "bothersome" in Webster Dictionary Online