Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pesterous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pes-ter-ous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to pester; vexatious; burdensome.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] the dislike the Parliament had of gaoling of them, as that which was chargeable, pesterous, and of no open example."

Etymology

From pester + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pester

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more pesterous (comparative) most pesterous (superlative)

Questions

What does pesterous mean?: Inclined to pester; vexatious; burdensome.
Where does pesterous come from?: From pester + -ous.

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