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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
Etymology
Adjective
pesky (comparative peskier, superlative peskiest)
(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
Synonyms
• See also annoying
Anagrams
• Skype, kypes, pykes, skype
Source: Wiktionary
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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