Associations to the word «Henpecked»

Wiktionary

HENPECKED, adjective. Particularly of husbands, plagued or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife.

Dictionary definition

HENPECKED, adjective. Harassed by persistent nagging.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats