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/ˈpɛski/ · adjective
(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)..
Stay out of my yard, you pesky kids!
That pesky dog is barking again.
Again, 26 KxB can be answered by that pesky ...RxB†.
Use pesky when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pesky means (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)..
Common synonyms include aggravating, aggy, annoying, wretched.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Stay out of my yard, you pesky kids!
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