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pesky
[ pes-kee ]
/ ĖpÉs ki /
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adjective, pesĀ·kiĀ·er, pesĀ·kiĀ·est.Informal.
annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.
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peskĀ·iĀ·ly, adverbpeskĀ·iĀ·ness, nounWords nearby pesky
pescatarian, peseta, pesewa, Peshawar, Peshitta, pesky, peso, peso boliviano, pessary, pessimism, pessimist
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British Dictionary definitions for pesky
pesky
/ (ĖpÉskÉŖ) /
adjective peskier or peskiest
informal, mainly US and Canadian troublesomepesky flies
Derived forms of pesky
peskily, adverbpeskiness, nounWord Origin for pesky
C19: probably changed from pesty; see pest
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