Antonyms for badgered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : baj-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbædʒ ər |
Definition of badgered
Origin :- 1520s, perhaps from bage "badge" (see badge) + -ard "one who carries some action or possesses some quality," suffix related to Middle High German -hart "bold" (see -ard). If so, the central notion is the badge-like white blaze on the animal's forehead (cf. French blaireau "badger," from Old French blarel, from bler "marked with a white spot;" also obsolete Middle English bauson "badger," from Old French bauzan, literally "black-and-white spotted"). But blaze (n.2) was the usual word for this.
- An Old English name for the creature was the Celtic borrowing brock; also græg (Middle English grei, grey). In American English, the nickname of inhabitants or natives of Wisconsin (1833).
- verb nag, bother
- She might have badgered the heir of Ballawhaine, but she never did so.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- "Ye should have had my podner here with ye this mornin'," badgered Landy.
- Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
- Jason wanted to stop then but she badgered him into continuing.
- Extract from : « The Premiere » by Richard Sabia
- I should not have arrested that man if I had not been badgered as I was.
- Extract from : « Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe » by Eugne Brieux
- He had badgered me—he was there to win if he could; I now was hot with the same design.
- Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
- He had begged and badgered for it, until in the end Grief had given his consent.
- Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
- Throughout the week Grief begged and badgered them for the longitude of the island.
- Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
- The nephew has all but confessed, they have badgered him so.
- Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 11 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
- Have I not been worried and badgered enough, without your turning on me in this way?
- Extract from : « Not Like Other Girls » by Rosa N. Carey
- I have a badgered, harassed feeling, a good part of my time.
- Extract from : « The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 3, 1876-1885 » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Synonyms for badgered
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