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pesky

[ pes-kee ]

/ ˈpɛs ki /

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adjective, pes·ki·er, pes·ki·est. Informal.

annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.

Origin of pesky

1765–75; irregular formation from pest + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR pesky

vexatious, irksome, bothersome, pestiferous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM pesky

pesk·i·ly, adverb pesk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby pesky

pescatarian, peseta, pesewa, peshawar, peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist

Example sentences from the Web for pesky

Isn't it time Kate took a lesson from her grandmother-in-law and weighted down those skirts against the pesky wind?

Kate. Sweetie. Get Some Hem Weights. |Tom Sykes |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately, pesky activists and passionate students have made sexual assault impossible to ignore, even for men.

The College Bro’s Burden: Consent and Assault Cast a Shadow on Sexy Times |Amy Zimmerman |August 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The NRA itself literally chopped off that pesky first half when it chiseled the words on the face of its old headquarters.

Gun-Rights Advocates Should Fear History of Second Amendment |Saul Cornell |December 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The problem: pesky state child labor laws requiring that minors work a maximum eight hours a day when school is not in session.

Too Close for Comfort: ‘Couples Therapy’ for Courtney Stodden on VH1 |Maria Elena Fernandez |October 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The biggest annoyance was pesky television helicopters buzzing incessantly over west side neighborhoods.

Los Angeles Area Girds for Carmageddon II Freeway Closure |Christine Pelisek |September 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
"I'm tired to death waitin' on these pesky cars," she said, addressing herself to Mr. Goldthwaite.

Thankful Rest |Annie S. Swan
“Fer all ther world like some big, pesky grasshopper,” declared Mrs. Beasley, as it scudded off across the smooth turf.

The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship |Margaret Burnham
That pesky Lizy Ann Scribbens had the owdacity to come to my front door this very mornin'—a beggin'.

The Man from Jericho |Edwin Carlile Litsey
Come along, Colonel; it looks like we was a-goin to larn morn Mendoza himself ever did; an all through a pesky steer!

The Saddle Boys at Circle Ranch |James Carson
If youll blieve it, that pesky mare balked and wouldnt stir another step.

Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for pesky

pesky

/ (ˈpɛskɪ) /

adjective peskier or peskiest

informal, mainly US and Canadian troublesome pesky flies

Derived forms of pesky

peskily, adverb peskiness, noun

Word Origin for pesky

C19: probably changed from pesty; see pest