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pesky

adjective

pes·​ky ˈpe-skē How to pronounce pesky (audio)
peskier; peskiest
: troublesome, vexatious
pesky issues

Example Sentences

I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks. the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers
Recent Examples on the Web The Tigers outscored the Spartans 17-6 after halftime, with T.J. Finley’s rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter all but put away a pesky SJSU team. Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 Flatware is pesky, but it’s the gadgets that get you when sorting kitchen drawers. Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2022 Once the food is gone and the charcoal has cooled, cleaning your grill's grates is a pesky task that often falls off the to-do list. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Neutrogena stuck by my side when those first pesky signs of puberty popped up across my face, when stress bumps made their appearance during exam week, and now when dealing with adult acne. Manee Magee, SELF, 31 Aug. 2022 With Josh Rojas, Daulton Varsho and Alek Thomas often in the lineup with him, the Diamondbacks have carved out a new reputation around the game for having an athletic and pesky position-player group. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2022 Athearn is the de facto hall monitor for the peaks, calling out dangerous behavior on social media, to authorities, and sometimes to pesky journalists like me. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 Want to cover up a pesky pimple or prefer a full glam? Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 Their journey doesn’t bear the usual marks of projects — often, but not always, helmed by white directors — that peddle in the degradation of nonwhite people, but the movie succumbs to some pesky clichés. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from pest + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pesky was in 1775

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