Peskily: meaning, definitions and examples
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peskily
[ ˈpɛskɪli ]
behavior description
In a persistent or annoying manner; in a way that is tiresome or troublesome. This term is typically used to describe actions or behaviors that are perceived as bothersome or irritating.
Synonyms
annoyingly, bothersomely, importunately.
Examples of usage
- She asked him to stop pestering her peskily.
- The children peskily nagged their parents for a new toy.
- He knew he should stop talking peskily, but he couldn’t help it.
- The telemarketer called peskily late at night.
Translations
Translations of the word "peskily" in other languages:
🇵🇹 irritante
- molesto
- aborrecível
🇮🇳 कष्टप्रद
- चिढ़ाने वाला
- परेशान करने वाला
🇩🇪 ärgerlich
- lästig
- unangenehm
🇮🇩 mengganggu
- menjengkelkan
- menyebalkan
🇺🇦 досадний
- набридливий
- неприємний
🇵🇱 irytujący
- męczący
- denerwujący
🇯🇵 迷惑な
- うざい
- 不快な
🇫🇷 agaçant
- ennuyeux
- désagréable
🇪🇸 irritante
- molesto
- desagradable
🇹🇷 rahatsız edici
- sinir bozucu
- can sıkıcı
🇰🇷 귀찮은
- 성가신
- 불쾌한
🇸🇦 مزعج
- مؤلم
- غير مريح
🇨🇿 obtěžující
- nepříjemný
- otravný
🇸🇰 otravný
- nepríjemný
- rušivý
🇨🇳 烦人的
- 讨厌的
- 不愉快的
🇸🇮 nervirajoč
- nadležen
- neprijeten
🇮🇸 trufull
- leiðinlegur
- óþægilegt
🇰🇿 қамшылаушы
- мазасыз
- қолайсыз
🇬🇪 დასაწყვეტი
- აწუხებს
- უსიამოვნო
🇦🇿 narahat edən
- bezdirici
- qeyri-əla
🇲🇽 irritante
- molesto
- desagradable
Etymology
The word 'peskily' derives from 'pesky', which is believed to have originated in the early 19th century. The term 'pesky' itself comes from the word 'pest', which has roots in the Old French word 'peste', meaning 'plague' or 'disease'. The evolution of the word reflects the annoyance or troublesome nature of a pest. Over time, 'pesky' developed to describe not just literal pests but anything that causes irritation or annoyance. The adverb 'peskily' was later formed by adding the suffix '-ly' to 'pesky', following the standard English pattern for forming adverbs. Therefore, it expresses the manner in which a troublesome or annoying action is performed.