About The Word Pesky
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Pesky
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What's The Definition Of Pesky?
[adj] causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pesky: annoying | bothersome | disagreeable | galling | irritating | nettlesome | pestering | pestiferous | plaguey | plaguy | teasing | vexatious | vexing Related Terms | Find terms related to Pesky: aggravating | annoying | awful | awfully | bothering | bothersome | damned | disturbing | dreadful | dreadfully | exasperating | extremely | galling | harassing | importunate | importune | irking | irksome | irritating | mean | monstrous | pestering | pestiferous | pestilent | pestilential | plaguesome | plaguey | plaguing | provoking | teasing | terribly | tiresome | tormenting | troublesome | troubling | troublous | ugly | vexatious | vexing | wearisome | wicked | worrisome | worrying See Also | Pesky In Webster's Dictionary \Pes"ky\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive.
[Colloq. & Low, U.S.] --Judd.
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