peskily

pes·ky (p

)

adj. pes·ki·er, pes·ki·est Informal

Troublesome; annoying: a pesky mosquito.

[Probably alteration of pest.]

peski·ly adv.

peski·ness n.

pesky [ˈpɛskɪ]

adj peskier, peskiest

Informal chiefly US and Canadian troublesome pesky flies

[probably changed from pesty; see pest]

peskily adv

peskiness n

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Adj.

pesky - 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"

annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pestering, plaguy, vexatious, vexing, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous

disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

Translations

pesky [ˈpeskɪ] ADJ (peskier (compar) (peskiest (superl))) (US) → molesto

pesky [ˈpɛski] adj (= irritating) → casse-pieds inv

pesky

adj (+er) (esp US inf) → nervtötend (inf)

pesky [ˈpɛskɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Am) (fam) → fastidioso/a, noioso/a

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annoying
bothersome
galling
irritating
nettlesome
pestering
pestiferous
plaguey
plaguy
stupid
teasing
vexatious
vexing

Inside, the 20-year-told O'Connell (the second-lowest ranked fencer in the competition above only Shadi Girguis, who like me, and, I suspect, you, has zero sabre international ranking points) was up against the peskily highly-rated Russian Nikolay Kovalev.

Olympics: Russians go in at the sharp end by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Manchester were pretty brittle and listless and Blues definitely wanted to win more than they did, and McLeish's side pressed forward peskily and constantly until the sending off.

Football: Super Mauro is magic; PREMIER LEAGUE: BLUES 3 MANCHESTER ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

There's also Beefheart-Zappa-esque Earlsdon hippies The Pigeons and first on are The Escape, one of a number of new bands making their Colly debuts this summer with a saddle-bag full of peskily proficient Pixie-isms.

GO: THE LIMIT: Coventry gets a third cathedral by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

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