'Pesky' definitions:
Definition of 'pesky'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing]
Definition of 'Pesky'
From: GCIDE
- Pesky \Pes"ky\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.] --Judd. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pesky'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- awful,
- awfully,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- damned,
- disturbing,
- dreadful,
- dreadfully,
- exasperating,
- extremely,
- galling,
- harassing,
- importunate,
- importune,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- mean,
- monstrous,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- provoking,
- teasing,
- terribly,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- troublous,
- ugly,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- wearisome,
- wicked,
- worrisome,
- worrying