pesky
/ˈpɛski/
pesky adjective: annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
Adjective
pesky (comparative peskier, superlative peskiest)
- Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
- Stay out of my yard, you pesky kids!
- That pesky dog is barking again.
- Synonyms:
- aggravating, aggy, annoying, wretched, displeasing, bothersome, chagrining, cruddy, douchetastic, douchey
pesky meaning in Tamil
pesky in Tamil
- தொல்லைதரும்
Examples of pesky in a sentence
- My patients laud qigong as a stressbuster and cure for pesky chronic symptoms that baffle doctors.
- Margaret Cerullo gave a rousing speech, despite the pesky interruptions of a cranky sound system.
- The theater, with its four pesky walls, is not.
Synonyms of pesky
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Forms of pesky
| comparative | peskier |
|---|---|
| superlative | peskiest |
Origin of pesky
Possibly from pesty. Compare similar alteration between nasty and nasky.
Words formed from pesky
Words that rhyme with pesky
Questions about pesky
- What does pesky mean?
- Pesky means annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
- What is pesky in Tamil?
- Pesky in Tamil is தொல்லைதரும். See Pesky meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pesky?
- Pesky is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pesky?
- Pesky is pronounced /ˈpɛski/.
Words near pesky in the dictionary
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