Synonyms for pesky
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Annoying — annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)
annoying, troublesome, bothersome, vexatious, irritating, irksome, teasing, vexing, aggravating, galling, pestiferous, plaguy, nettlesome, pestilential
Other
fucking vulgar
Definitions
- adj. 1
Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).
That pesky dog is barking again.
Example sentences
- annoying When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
- troublesome Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
- bothersome Why are misogynists such bothersome creatures?
- vexatious The lawsuit was dismissed as vexatious and meritless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pesky | rising | |
| annoying | rising | |
| troublesome | falling | |
| bothersome | steady | |
| vexatious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- vexing2, plaguy
- 7 letters
- fucking2, teasing2, galling2, irksome2
- 8 letters
- annoying3
- 9 letters
- vexatious3
- 10 letters
- irritating4, bothersome3, nettlesome3
- 11 letters
- troublesome3, aggravating4, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- pestilential
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vexing2 = 2 syllables).