Part of speech: Adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
Example: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork; aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport; found it galling to have to ask permission; an irritating delay; nettlesome paperwork; a pesky mosquito; swarms of pestering gnats; a plaguey newfangled safety catch; a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him; a vexatious child; it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Pestiferous, Irritation, Annoyance, Irritate, Teasing
annoy – A related word in the same word family.
ing – A related word in the same word family.
Some English words are 'fossil words'—they only survive in idioms or fixed phrases.