Meaning & use
pesky
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Annoying or troublesome, especially in a persistent, minor way.
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A pesky fly kept buzzing around the picnic table.
She finally fixed the pesky software bug that had been crashing the app for weeks.
A note on using this word
Informal in tone, often used affectionately or humorously rather than to describe serious problems.
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