nettier
/ˈnɛtiər/
adjective
- More like a nettle plant; having more stinging hairs or a more prickly texture.
- I avoided that patch of weeds because it looked nettier than the rest.
- The older leaves are nettier than the young shoots.
- His nettier beard scratched my cheek when he hugged me.
- More irritable or easily angered; more nettlesome.
- She grew nettier as the meeting dragged on.
- The nettier tone of his reply surprised everyone.
- After a long day, he became nettier with each interruption.