- pesky adj
- ['pɛskɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl Am fam fastidioso (-a), noioso (-a)
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pesky — [adj] bothersome annoying, disturbing, irksome, mean, nettlesome, peeving, provoking, troublesome, ugly, vexatious, vexing, wicked; concepts 529,537 Ant. pleasing, untroubling … New thesaurus
pesky — [pes′kē] adj. peskier, peskiest [prob. var. of pesty < PEST + Y2] Informal annoying; disagreeable; troublesome peskily adv. peskiness n … English World dictionary
pesky — adj Informal. annoying, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, vexatious, vexing, galling, chafing, harassing; troublesome, worrisome, worrying, provoking, gnawing, nagging, dogging, hounding, tormenting, bothersome; aggravating, exacerbating,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pesky — adj. (peskier, peskiest) esp. US colloq. troublesome; confounded; annoying. Derivatives: peskily adv. peskiness n. Etymology: 18th c.: perh. f. PEST … Useful english dictionary
pesky — [[t]pe̱ski[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Pesky means irritating. [INFORMAL] ...as if he were a pesky tourist asking silly questions of a busy man … English dictionary
pesky — peskily, adv. peskiness, n. /pes kee/, adj., peskier, peskiest. Informal. annoyingly troublesome: bothered by a pesky fly. [1765 75; alter. of pesty (PEST + Y1)] Syn. vexatious, irksome, bothersome, pestiferous. * * * … Universalium
pesky — pes|ky [ˈpeski] adj [only before noun] informal especially AmE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from pest] annoying ▪ Those pesky kids! … Dictionary of contemporary English
pesky — pes•ky [[t]ˈpɛs ki[/t]] adj. ki•er, ki•est inf annoying: a pesky fly[/ex] • Etymology: 1765–75; alter. of pesty (pest+ y I) pesk′i•ly, adv. pesk′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
pesky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal, troublesome, annoying. See discontent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. troublesome, provoking, annoying; see disturbing . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. annoying, irritating, bothersome,… … English dictionary for students
pesky — pes·ky || peskɪ adj. (Slang) troublesome, bothersome; irksome, tiresome; annoying, irritating … English contemporary dictionary
annoying — adj 1. bothersome, pestering, Inf. pesky, Inf. pestiferous, vexatious; troublesome, troubling, thorny, fretful, worrisome, worrying, Dial. plaguy; hectoring, harassing, hounding, dogging, nagging, tormenting. 2. nettlesome, nettling, irritating,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
