In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PESKIER
PESKY
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
peskier
comparative form of pesky
Anagrams
• Keipers, Spieker
Source: Wiktionary
PESKY
Pes"ky, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.] Judd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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