Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pesky"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pesky \Pes"ky\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive.
[Colloq. & Low, U.S.] --Judd.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pesky
adj : 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}, {pestering}, {pestiferous},
{plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
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