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pestered
(encz) | pestered,uštvaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pestered
(encz) | pestered,utrápený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Pestered
(gcide) | Pester \Pes"ter\ (p[e^]s"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr.
impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the
feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en-
(L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which
horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L.
pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a
herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor.]
1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
vexations.
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We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More.
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A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
--Dryden.
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2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
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All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
fishes. --Holland.
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pestered
(gcide) | pestered \pestered\ adj.
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; as,
the exasperation of a pestered animal.
Syn: annoyed, harassed, harried.
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pestered
(wn) | pestered
adj 1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances;
"harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her
poor pestered father had to endure her constant
interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
[syn: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered,
vexed] |
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pestered
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pestered
(gcide) | Pester \Pes"ter\ (p[e^]s"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pestered; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestering.] [Abbrev. fr.
impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the
feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en-
(L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which
horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L.
pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a
herdsman. See In, and Pasture, Pastor.]
1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty
vexations.
[1913 Webster]
We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More.
[1913 Webster]
A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to
infest. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with
fishes. --Holland.
[1913 Webster]pestered \pestered\ adj.
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; as,
the exasperation of a pestered animal.
Syn: annoyed, harassed, harried.
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pestered
(wn) | pestered
adj 1: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances;
"harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her
poor pestered father had to endure her constant
interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
[syn: annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered,
vexed] |
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