Pesterous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inclined to pester; vexatious; burdensome. obsolete

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

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

Etymology

From pester + -ous.

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