pesky
adjective [before noun] /ˈpes.ki/ informalDefinition
› annoying or causing trouble: Those pesky kids from next door have let down my car tyres again!Annoying
(Definition of pesky adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accursed adjective
- aggravating adjective (ANNOYING)
- annoying adjective
- bothersome adjective
- contrariness noun
- damnable adjective
- exasperating adjective
- galling adjective
- incendiary adjective (CAUSING ANGER)
- inflammatory adjective (ANGER)
- infuriating adjective
- insufferable adjective
- irksome adjective
- irritating adjective
- limit noun
- maddening adjective
- perishing adjective (ANNOYED)
- provocative adjective (MAKE ANGRY)
- trying adjective
- vexatious adjective
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