nettlesome vs irritating

nettlesome and irritating both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nettlesome	No	Yes	No	No
irritating	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, nettlesome and irritating are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nettlesome include annoying, bothersome, galling, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing.

nettlesome (adjective)	irritating (adjective)
causing irritation or annoyance	causing irritation or annoyance
easily irritated or annoyed	(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
	causing physical discomfort