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    pesky
    /ˈpɛski/

    adjective

    • 1. causing trouble; annoying: informal North American "a pesky younger brother"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPESKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PESKY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of pesky in English. pesky. adjective [ before noun ] informal uk / ˈpes.ki / us / ˈpes.ki / Add to word list. annoying or causing trouble: Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tyres again! Synonyms. annoying. bothersome old-fashioned. galling. irritating.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peskyPesky Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Definition. Synonyms. Example Sentences. Word History. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. pesky. adjective. pes· ky ˈpe-skē. peskier; peskiest. Synonyms of pesky. : troublesome, vexatious. pesky issues. Synonyms. abrasive. aggravating. annoying. bothersome. carking. chafing. disturbing. exasperating. frustrating. galling. irksome. irritating.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › peskyPESKY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pesky definition: annoyingly troublesome; pesty. See examples of PESKY used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPESKY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    pesky. adjective [ before noun ] informal us / ˈpes.ki / uk / ˈpes.ki / Add to word list. annoying or causing trouble: Those pesky kids from next door have let the air out of my car tires again! Synonyms. annoying. bothersome old-fashioned. galling. irritating. vexatious old-fashioned or formal. vexing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › peskyPesky - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Anything pesky is annoying. Pesky things get on your nerves, like pesky mosquitoes that ruin an outdoor movie or pesky ants that march away with all of your picnic food.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › peskyPesky - definition of pesky by The Free Dictionary

    Define pesky. pesky synonyms, pesky pronunciation, pesky translation, English dictionary definition of pesky. adj. pes·ki·er , pes·ki·est Informal Troublesome; annoying: a pesky mosquito. pes′ki·ly adv. pes′ki·ness n.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › peskyPESKY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for PESKY: annoying, frustrating, irritating, disturbing, aggravating, irksome, vexing, bothersome; Antonyms of PESKY: delightful, pleasing.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPESKY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pesky. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team. Read more…. Just back to that pesky notion of keeping promises.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › pesky_adjpesky, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the word pesky mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pesky. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word pesky? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word pesky pronounced? British English.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › peskypesky | meaning of pesky in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    pesky meaning, definition, what is pesky: annoying: Learn more.