Definition for TROUB-LE-SOME

TROUB-LE-SOME, a. [trub'lsome.]

  1. Giving trouble or disturbance; molesting; annoying; vexatious. In warm climates, insects are very troublesome.
  2. Burdensome; tiresome; wearisome. My mother will never be troublesome to me. Pope.
  3. Giving inconvenience to. I wish not to be troublesome as a guest.
  4. Teasing; importunate; as, a troublesome applicant.

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