 plaguey |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease | |
| Synonyms: | pestilential pestiferous plaguelike pestilent | |
| Examples: | "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift "plaguelike diseases" "plaguey fevers" |
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| Related terms: | epidemic | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in a disagreeable manner | |
| Synonyms: | plaguily plaguy | |
| Examples: | "it's so plaguey cold!" |
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| Related terms: | annoying annoying | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] causing irritation or annoyance | |
| Synonyms: | pestering nettlesome irritating annoying galling plaguy teasing pestiferous vexing vexatious pesky bothersome | |
| Examples: | "tapping an annoying rhythm" "a particularly bothersome noise" "found it galling to have to ask permission" "an irritating delay" "nettlesome paperwork" "a pesky mosquito" "swarms of pestering gnats" |
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| Related terms: | disagreeable | |
| Similar spelling: |
plague plaguy plage please plaque plug Plassey plica Pleas plaza |
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