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Adjective: henpecked  'hen,pekt
Usage: informal
  1. Harassed by persistent nagging
    "The man who won't admit he's henpecked probably smokes a big cigar";
    - dominated
Verb: henpeck  'hen,pek
Usage: informal
  1. Bother persistently with trivial complaints
    - nag, peck, hen-peck [informal]

See also: submissive

Type of: complain, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off

Encyclopedia: Henpecked

Henpeck, Ohio