See pesky on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Possibly from pesty. Compare similar alteration between nasty and nasky.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "peskier",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "peskiest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "er"
},
"expansion": "pesky (comparative peskier, superlative peskiest)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Czech translations",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Esperanto translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with French translations",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with German translations",
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Greek translations",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Ido translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Italian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Macedonian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Norwegian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Polish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Russian translations",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
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}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "peskily"
},
{
"word": "peskiness"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)."
],
"id": "en-pesky-en-adj-GrpWIZyf",
"links": [
[
"Annoying",
"annoying"
],
[
"troublesome",
"troublesome"
],
[
"irritating",
"irritating"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "annoying"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dosaden",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "досаден"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otegčitelen",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "отегчителен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "otravný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irritant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "vervelend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "rottig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "lastig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "incitema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "ärsyttävä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "agaçant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nervtötend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "lästig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "ärgerlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nervig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eknevristikós",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "εκνευριστικός"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "tedanto"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "tedero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "molesto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "fastidioso"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dósaden",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "до́саден"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zdódeven",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "здо́девен"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "plagsom"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "cholerny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "upierdliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "chato"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irritante"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "agasant"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enervant"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadojédlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "надое́дливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dokúčlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "доку́чливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navjázčivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "навя́зчивый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nazójlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "назо́йливый"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irriterande"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "can sıkıcı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nahoş"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "sinir bozucu"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛski/"
},
{
"enpr": "pĕʹski"
},
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}
],
"word": "pesky"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"word": "peskily"
},
{
"word": "peskiness"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Possibly from pesty. Compare similar alteration between nasty and nasky.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "peskier",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "peskiest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "pesky (comparative peskier, superlative peskiest)",
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}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
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"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English informal terms",
"English lemmas",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Czech translations",
"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Esperanto translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Greek translations",
"Terms with Ido translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Macedonian translations",
"Terms with Norwegian translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Romanian translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations",
"Terms with Turkish translations"
],
"glosses": [
"Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)."
],
"links": [
[
"Annoying",
"annoying"
],
[
"troublesome",
"troublesome"
],
[
"irritating",
"irritating"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "annoying"
}
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈpɛski/"
},
{
"enpr": "pĕʹski"
},
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}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "dosaden",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "досаден"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otegčitelen",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "отегчителен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "otravný"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irritant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "vervelend"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "rottig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "lastig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "incitema"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "ärsyttävä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "agaçant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nervtötend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "lästig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "ärgerlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nervig"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "eknevristikós",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "εκνευριστικός"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "tedanto"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "tedero"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "molesto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "fastidioso"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dósaden",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "до́саден"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zdódeven",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "здо́девен"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "plagsom"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "cholerny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "upierdliwy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "chato"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irritante"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "agasant"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enervant"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadojédlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "надое́дливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dokúčlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "доку́чливый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "navjázčivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "навя́зчивый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nazójlivyj",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "назо́йливый"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "irriterande"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "can sıkıcı"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "nahoş"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "annoying, troublesome, irritating",
"word": "sinir bozucu"
}
],
"word": "pesky"
}
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