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The Clue

Tiresomely disagreeable sort (4 letter answer)

The Answer

PILL

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Notes

The answer PILL is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.

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Definition

PILL as a noun:

1. something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
2. (pill, lozenge, tablet, tab) = a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
3. a unpleasant or tiresome person
4. something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
5. (pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant) = a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception