pesky
adjective
annoyingly troublesome; pesty.
peskiness
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a word derived from
pesky.
Example Sentences
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Given Ureña’s tendency to walk batters and Call’s peskiness at the plate, Martinez figured the matchup was tilted in Washington’s favor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
While he’s had better pitching lines this season, it was a strong outing considering the peskiness of the Guardians hitters.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
In addition, Marchand toned down his peskiness and focused on scoring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
Perhaps this U.S. team, which showed flashes of peskiness, will not have enough time to develop into a challenger.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2018
This will be good news to those wno have detected in some of her recent writings the personal pontifications of a Lippmann, the intransigence of a Broun and the peskiness of a Westbrook Pegler.
From Time Magazine Archive
