pesky

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English - English
Annoying, troublesome, irritating
{s} (Slang) troublesome, bothersome; irksome, tiresome; annoying, irritating
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"
Used also as an intensive
Pesky means irritating. as if he were a pesky tourist asking silly questions of a busy man. annoying (Probably from pest)
Pestering; vexatious; troublesome
peskily
In a pesky manner
peskiness
{i} irksomeness, laboriousness; state of being bothersome, state of being annoying
peskiness
The condition of being pesky
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