Valdosta Mayor Pro Tem Alvin Payton, Jr. and Fire Chief Freddie Broome honored VFD Lt. Jeff Talley, Sgt. Wade Briggs and Firefighter Brandon Matheny as the July 2016 Employees of the Month at the July 7 City Council meeting.
: making someone annoyed or irritated. 1  I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks. 2  pesky insects. 3  pesky reporters.
By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A generally pejorative term for writing or speech characterized by ornate, flowery, or hyperbolic language. Contrast with plain style. (See Examples and Observations, below.). The double meaning of the term purple is useful, says Stephen H. Webb.