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Pestiferous Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is IRKSOME which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer is "IRKSOME" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  • adjective
  • • Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The constant buzzing of mosquitoes is irksome."
  • • "I find it irksome when people chew with their mouths open."

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New York Times12 Dec 1997 Across 17
New York Times05 Jan 1983 Down 38
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