Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pesty

/ˈpɛsti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: pesty
IPA: /ˈpɛsti/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

annoying or troublesome; pesky

Etymology

Etymology tree English pest Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pesty From pest + -y.

Inflected Forms

more pesty (comparative) pestier (comparative) most pesty (superlative) pestiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

pestily pestiness

Rhymes With

bestie testy zesty chesty westie westy nesty breasty jesty festy resty

Questions

How do you pronounce pesty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛsti/.
What does pesty mean?: annoying or troublesome; pesky
Where does pesty come from?: Etymology tree English pest Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pesty From pest + -y.

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