pestered

Adjective

Synonyms: annoyed harassed harried vexed

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (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”Synonyms: annoyed harassed harried vexed

Webster's Dictionary (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. [WordNet 1.5]