nettlesome vs teasing

nettlesome

adj
  • Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. 

  • Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky. 

teasing

noun
  • The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of. 

How often have the words nettlesome and teasing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )