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AH020387 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Pesky

'Pesky' is closer to 'annoying' or 'bothersome'?
  

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Difficult that one AH. I think it is used for both quite equally depending on the attitude of the speaker.

— LouiseT

  • Difficult that one AH.
  • I think it is used for both quite equally depending on the attitude of the speaker.
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Difficult that one AH. I think it is used for both quite equally depending on the attitude of the speaker.
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Encarta shows pesky as being a synonym for bothersom.

pesky (adj)
Synonyms: irritating, troublesome, annoying, harassing, bothersome, irksome, vexatious, galling, chafi
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Yes and annoying as well.
Shodg001Synonyms: irritating, troublesome, annoying, harassing, bothersome, irksome, vexatious, galling, chafing
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Oops. Your right. Not sure how I missed that. Thanks! Emotion: wink
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