Pesky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Informal Troublesome; annoying: a pesky mosquito.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Annoying, troublesome, irritating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Troublesome; annoying; plaguy.
  • Excessively: as, pesky slow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. causing irritation or annoyance
  • Equivalent
    Variant
    peskiest    peskier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pestering    vexatious    annoying   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    two-legged    mutant    ornery    mutie    bothersome    obnoxious    commensal    curus    stuck-up    fourfooted