hector

hec·tor (hek′tər)

noun

a swaggering fellow; bully

Etymology: after Hector: in early pop. drama he was portrayed as a bully

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to browbeat; bully

Hec·tor (hek′tər)

noun

a masculine name
in Homer's Iliad, the greatest Trojan hero, killed by Achilles to avenge the death of Patroclus: he is Priam's oldest son

Etymology: L < Gr Hektōr, lit., holding fast < echein, to hold, have: for IE base see school

browbeat, bully, nag; see bait 2, bother 2. See syn. study at bait.

Object

tone: And I have had enough of your hectoring, insulting tone.
other: However, there is no point in hectoring others to adopt something that for a variety of reasons is unacceptable to them.

Modifying Another Word

never: Tho her writing is never hectoring or overtly ideological, what she found left her deeply alarmed.

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