pesky

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

causing irritation or annoyance
- "a pesky mosquito"

Adj

Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).

Origin / Etymology

Possibly from pesty. Compare similar alteration between nasty and nasky.

Synonyms

aggravating, aggy, annoying, bothersome, chagrining, douchetastic, douchey, galling, gittish, honery, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, obnoxious, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, troublesome, twattish, vexatious, vexing

Scrabble Score: 14

pesky is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pesky is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pesky is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

pesky is a valid Words With Friends word