— peskily , adv. — peskiness , n.
/pes"kee/ , adj., peskier, peskiest . Informal.
annoyingly troublesome: bothered by a pesky fly.
[ 1765-75; alter. of pesty (PEST + -Y 1 ) ]
Syn . vexatious, irksome, bothersome, pestiferous.
— peskily , adv. — peskiness , n.
/pes"kee/ , adj., peskier, peskiest . Informal.
annoyingly troublesome: bothered by a pesky fly.
[ 1765-75; alter. of pesty (PEST + -Y 1 ) ]
Syn . vexatious, irksome, bothersome, pestiferous.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012