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pestered |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pester \Pes"ter\, 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. We are pestered with mice and rats. --Dr. H. More A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world. --Dryden. 2. To crowd together in an annoying way to overcrowd; to infest. [Obs.] --Milton. All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with fishes. --Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pestered adj : 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}, {vexed}]
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