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Bothersome   /bˈɑðərsəm/   Listen
adjective
Bothersome  adj.  Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity; troublesome.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Bothersome" Quotes from Famous Books



... roused in Roderick's bosom by the subsequent activities of the firm were not bothersome enough to make him forego his prominence as Exhibit A. He was not a "quick-minded" boy, and it was long (and much happened) before he thoroughly comprehended the causes of his new celebrity. He had a shadowy feeling that if the affair came to be heard of at home it might not be liked, but, intoxicated ...
— Penrod • Booth Tarkington

... thinks. Is your introduction (Introduction to the 'Flora of Australia.') published? I suppose that you will sell it separately. Please answer this, for I want an extra copy to send away to Wallace. I am very bothersome, farewell. ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin

... himself. "He certainly couldn't have killed Bowser in a fight, for that old rascal would never in the world dare face Bowser the Hound in a fight. But he certainly has caused something to happen to Bowser. If that bothersome dog never returns, it certainly will make things a lot easier for ...
— Bowser The Hound • Thornton W. Burgess

... another bothersome thing for him to contend with. They were dissatisfied and on the point of leaving, especially the new nursemaids. A general increase in wages served as a temporary restraint, and a second increase was plainly in sight. For the first time in his life Mr. Bingle ...
— Mr. Bingle • George Barr McCutcheon

... who sent that message; nobody inquired too closely; but all hands thanked him. The flotilla heard no more from the bothersome destroyer. ...
— The U-boat hunters • James B. Connolly


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