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nettle

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General exclamations of surprise and doubt greeted him from our little circle, and this seemed to nettle him somewhat.

A curious dark blue dead-nettle (Dracocephalum speciosum) was found on dry ground at the same altitude.

"Not a word," said Neeld, grasping the nettle firmly this time.

The Nettle needs no introduction; we are all too well acquainted with it, yet it is not altogether a weed to be despised.

Indeed, the temper of our eminently serene will feel the strain of a doldrum-dulness that is goaded to activity by a nettle.

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On this page you'll find 82 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nettle, such as: annoy, chafe, disgust, disturb, exasperate, and fret.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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