Need another word that means the same as “pesky”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “pesky” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Pesky” are: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing, damned, damn, damnable, wretched, accursed, rotten, horrible
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pesky” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| accursed | Used to express strong dislike of or anger at someone or something. The Angel of Death walks this accursed house. |
| annoying | Causing irritation or annoyance. Annoying habits. |
| bothersome | Annoying; troublesome. Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport. |
| damnable | Very bad or unpleasant. Leave this damnable place behind. |
| galling | Causing irritation or annoyance. It would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer. |
| horrible | Very unpleasant. War is beyond all words horrible. |
| irritating | (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite. An irritating child. |
| nettlesome | Causing annoyance or difficulty. Nettlesome paperwork. |
| pestering | Causing irritation or annoyance. Swarms of pestering gnats. |
| pestiferous | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease- Jonathan Swift. The pestiferous area around the prison. |
| plaguey | Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease. Plaguey fevers. |
| plaguy | Troublesome or annoying. It was crazy to hope that good might come out of this plaguy mess. |
| rotten | Suffering from decay. The supporting beams were rotten. |
| teasing | Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way. Her lazy teasing smile. |
| vexatious | Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry. A frivolous or vexatious litigant. |
| vexing | Causing irritation or annoyance. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong. |
| wretched | Used to express anger or annoyance. She disliked the wretched man intensely. |
| aggravate | Annoy or exasperate. Military action would only aggravate the situation. |
| aggravating | Making a problem or offence worse or more serious. She found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional. |
| annoyance | The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation. He turned his charm on Tara much to Hegarty s annoyance. |
| annoying | The act of troubling or annoying someone. Annoying habits. |
| bother | Cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them. He wasn t to bother himself with day to day things. |
| bothersome | Annoying; troublesome. Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport. |
| brassy | Resembling brass in colour. Audience members are tapping their feet to the brassy music of the band. |
| derisive | Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. Derisive laughter. |
| disagreeable | Not to your liking. Henry was always a very disagreeable boy. |
| displeasing | Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable. It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama. |
| galling | Causing annoyance or resentment; annoying. Found it galling to have to ask permission. |
| inconvenience | To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. The inconvenience of having to change trains. |
| irritate | Excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame. Sprays and polishes can irritate dry sensitive skin. |
| irritating | Causing irritation to a body part. The substance may be irritating to eyes and skin. |
| irritation | A thing that annoys or irritates someone. Much to my irritation Chris fell asleep. |
| mocking | Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell. Her mocking smile. |
| nuisance | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house. |
| objectionable | Arousing distaste or opposition; unpleasant or offensive. I find his theory objectionable in its racist undertones. |
| obnoxious | Extremely unpleasant. Obnoxious odours. |
| offend | Hurt the feelings of. Those activities which offend against public order and decency. |
| persiflage | Light teasing. An air of persiflage. |
| prickle | A small spine or pointed outgrowth on the skin of certain animals. The prickles of the gorse bushes. |
| teasing | The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb. A teasing and persistent thought annoyed him. |
| tiresome | Causing one to feel bored or annoyed. The tiresome chirping of a cricket. |
| troublesome | Difficult to deal with. Schools are removing troublesome pupils. |
| umbrage | Offence or annoyance. She took umbrage at his remarks. |
| uncomfortable | Providing or experiencing physical discomfort. The teacher s presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable. |
| vex | Be a mystery or bewildering to. A vexing problem. |
| vexation | Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. Jenna bit her lip in vexation. |
| vexing | Causing irritation or annoyance. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong. |
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