pesty

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pesty
Adjective
  • But if Hereditary and Midsommar got under the skin with genuinely scary storytelling and startling imagery and Beau is Afraid was equal parts squirmy and maddening, Eddington is just annoying and empty.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • Really, there’s these human traffic jams, so it’s become quite annoying.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Not just the threat-of-extinction stuff, which includes Bassett’s POTUS debating which American city to blow up as a preemptive gesture, but by its own irritating God’s-eye omniscience that rarely allows the suspense to spool out in the present.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • For some people, double cleansing may be too irritating.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Technical glitches and changing rules are frustrating borrowers trying to plan.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
  • Cleveland head coach Kenny Atkinson spoke about the frustrating Game 2 loss, revealing a big regret that led to the defeat.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Pesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pesty. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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