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  • adjective superlative form of pesky: most pesky.

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Examples

  • He has fast enough feet to jet past even the peskiest of defenders and he has a quick release to his pass.

    Your New Point Guard...Is Carmelo Anthony Kevin Clark 2011

  • They often play on the same line as Tomas Holmstrom, who is generally regarded as the league's peskiest net-front player.

    Montgomery: Breaking down the Stanley Cup Finals 2008

  • The primary growing point for Hermione Emma Watson in this film involved confronting the peskiest element of life for those who rely on reason — her emotions.

    Buzzine » ‘Half-Blood Prince’: Take 2 2009

  • WINNING EVERY DRAW Kris Draper has some of hockey's quickest hands Mr. Draper, 36, a redheaded Red Wing with a leprechaun's grin, has used his fast feet and scrappy style to establish himself as one of the NHL's peskiest and most effective defensive forwards.

    The Face-Off Artist 2008

  • McFay, a carpenter, who had distinguished himself at the previous trial by the melodramatic quality of his testimony, proved the peskiest witness of all.

    Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Hermann Hagedorn 1923

  • His big day also included a rare birdie on the peskiest hole of the day -- the 18th.

    Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS 2010

  • And the one that's peskiest to answer is "Why are stocks worth anything at all?"

    MSN Money Finance Tips Jim Jubak 2010

  • His big day also included a rare birdie on the peskiest hole of the day - the 18th.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • His big day also included a rare birdie on the peskiest hole of the day - the 18th.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2010

  • His big day also included a rare birdie on the peskiest hole of the day -- the 18th.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

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