Troublesome

Troublesome
Troublesome Trou"ble*some, a. Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome. [1913 Webster]

This troublesome world. --Book of Common Prayer. [1913 Webster]

These troublesome disguises that we wear. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

My mother will never be troublesome to me. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying; disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome; wearisome; importunate. [1913 Webster] -- {Trou"ble*some*ly}, adv. -- {Trou"ble*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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