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pesky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pesky

causing annoyance

the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers

Synonyms of pesky

abrasive, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, rankling, riling, vexatious, vexing

Words Related to pesky

burdensome, discomforting, displeasing, disquieting, distressing, importunate, importune, inconveniencing

angering, enraging, infuriating

brattish, bratty, mischievous, offensive, troublesome, upsetting

distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, worrisome

biting, grating, jangling, jarring, spiny, thorny

Near Antonyms of pesky

delightful, pleasing

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