- peskiest
- pes·ky || 'peskɪ adj. (Slang) troublesome, bothersome; irksome, tiresome; annoying, irritating
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pesky — peskily, adv. peskiness, n. /pes kee/, adj., peskier, peskiest. Informal. annoyingly troublesome: bothered by a pesky fly. [1765 75; alter. of pesty (PEST + Y1)] Syn. vexatious, irksome, bothersome, pestiferous. * * * … Universalium
pesky — adjective (peskier, peskiest) informal, chiefly N. Amer. annoying. Derivatives peskily adverb peskiness noun Origin C18: perh. related to pest … English new terms dictionary
pesky — UK [ˈpeskɪ] / US adjective Word forms pesky : adjective pesky comparative peskier superlative peskiest informal annoying … English dictionary
pesky — /ˈpɛski/ (say peskee) adjective (peskier, peskiest) Chiefly US Colloquial troublesome; annoying. {blend of pesty (from pest) and risky} …
pesky — ► ADJECTIVE (peskier, peskiest) informal ▪ annoying. ORIGIN perhaps related to PEST(Cf. ↑pest) … English terms dictionary
pesky — [pes′kē] adj. peskier, peskiest [prob. var. of pesty < PEST + Y2] Informal annoying; disagreeable; troublesome peskily adv. peskiness n … English World dictionary
pesky — adj. (peskier, peskiest) esp. US colloq. troublesome; confounded; annoying. Derivatives: peskily adv. peskiness n. Etymology: 18th c.: perh. f. PEST … Useful english dictionary
