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Meanings of pesky in English

Causing irritation or annoyance.

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Usage of pesky in English
1
Halfway across the cabin's great room, he heard that pesky noise again.
Silent killer
2
Sure, the chief had suffered a pesky episode a few years back.
206 Bones
3
Well, for example, there are those pesky laws of physics and biology.
Mob rules
4
However those other pesky sprinters aren't at all intimidated by his presence.
The Guardian
5
That pesky Shepherd Dog's sorta responsible for any trouble you might've had.
Wastelands
6
She looked behind her to see some pesky dew faeries following her.
Maleficent
7
Each level is an ornate labyrinth of riddles, traps and pesky villains.
The Irish Times
8
Pouliot was sent off earlier for interfering with the pesky Arizona center.
Reuters
9
Regulatory loophole between car and motorcycle enables elimination of pesky electronic nannies.
Wired
10
Those pesky foreigners may stymie recovery again and pile up more debt.
The Guardian
11
Another penny England are practising their high catches under those pesky lights.
The Guardian
12
The nets are on in the vineyards to keep pesky birds away.
Radio NZ
13
I tell you that pesky gun clean kicked me off my pins.
With Trapper Jim in the North Woods
14
I stared at the screen, willing the pesky spark to burst through.
Bones Never Lie
15
As it is, California is all right, barring those same pesky lizards.
Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
16
And we are surrounded by kookaburras, lorikeets, occasional koalas and pesky possums.
News.com.au
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Pesky through the time
Pesky across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common