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hectoring

adj

Etymology

From hector + -ing.

  1. derived from *seǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from Ἕκτωρ
  3. derived from Hectōr
  4. inherited from Hector
  5. formed as hectoring — “hector + -ing”

Definitions

  1. That hectors

    That hectors; intimidating or domineering.

    • The types that started using “-maxxing” in earnest often did so with such hectoring self-seriousness that it was impossible not to parody.

  2. present participle and gerund of hector

  3. The act of one who hectors, or acts blusteringly.

    • their hectorings against an absent enemy, and their pusillanimity on his approach

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA