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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
nettled
    adj 1: aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated
           gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing";
           "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
           snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
           delay" [syn: annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled,
           peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled,
           steamed, stung]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nettled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Nettling.]
   To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience
   sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to
   violent anger.
   [1913 Webster]

         The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this
         affront, that every man took it to himself.
                                                  --L'Estrange.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Nettled:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
aggravated, angry, annoyed, bothered, browned-off, bugged, burnt-up, chafed, disturbed, exasperated, galled, griped, huffy, irked, irritated, miffed, peeved, piqued, provoked, put-out, resentful, riled, roiled, ruffled, troubled, vexed
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