hec´tor|ing|ly

hec´tor|ing|ly
Hec|tor «HEHK tuhr», noun.
Greek Legend. the bravest of the Trojan warriors, the son of Priam and Hecuba and husband of Andromache. Hector killed Patroclus and was killed by Achilles.
hec|tor «HEHK tuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
a bragging, bullying fellow; swashbuckler.
–v.t.
1. to bluster at; bully: »

He hectors his children, bewilders his friends (New York Times).

SYNONYM(S): intimidate, threaten.
2. to tease.
–v.i.
1. to act in a blustering, domineering way.
2. to tease: »

She does now and then hector a little.

[< Hector]
hec´tor|ing|ly, adverb.

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