From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
pestered \pestered\ adj.
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; as,
the exasperation of a pestered animal.
Syn: annoyed, harassed, harried.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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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