pesky

adj. Informal, -ki·er, -ki·est.
Troublesome; annoying: a pesky mosquito.

[Probably alteration of PEST.]

peskily pes'ki·ly adv.
peskiness pes'ki·ness n.

adjective

Hard to treat, manage, or cope with: troublesome, wicked. Slang mean². See easy/hard.

adj

Definition: bothersome
Antonyms: pleasing, untroubling

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: causing irritation or annoyance
  Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - væmmelig, irriterende

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinderlijk, vervelend

Français (French)
adj. - satané

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) verdammt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εκνευριστικός, ενοχλητικός, μπελαλίδικος

Italiano (Italian)
rompiscatole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desagradável (gír.), irritante

Русский (Russian)
назойливый, докучливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - molesto, fastidioso, maldito

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förarglig, otrevlig, förbaskad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
麻烦的, 讨厌的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 麻煩的, 討厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 귀찮은, 짓궂은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 厄介な, うるさい, やっかいな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مزعج, مضايق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מטריד, מציק, מייגע‬

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