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plaguey

 

  1  definition  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  plaguey 
  adj  1:  likely  to  spread  and  cause  an  epidemic  disease;  "a 
  pestilential  malignancy  in  the  air"-  Jonathan  Swift; 
  "plaguelike  diseases";  "plaguey  fevers"  [syn:  {pestilent}, 
  {pestilential},  {plaguelike}] 
  2:  causing  irritation  or  annoyance;  "tapping  an  annoying  rhythm 
  on  his  glass  with  his  fork";  "aircraft  noise  is 
  particularly  bothersome  near  the  airport";  "found  it 
  galling  to  have  to  ask  permission";  "an  irritating  delay"; 
  "nettlesome  paperwork";  "a  pesky  mosquito";  "swarms  of 
  pestering  gnats";  "a  plaguey  newfangled  safety  catch";  "a 
  teasing  and  persistent  thought  annoyed  him";  "a  vexatious 
  child";  "it  is  vexing  to  have  to  admit  you  are  wrong" 
  [syn:  {annoying},  {bothersome},  {galling},  {irritating},  {nettlesome}, 
  {pesky},  {pestering},  {pestiferous},  {plaguy},  {teasing}, 
  {vexatious},  {vexing}] 
  adv  :  in  a  disagreeable  manner;  "it's  so  plaguey  cold!"  [syn:  {plaguy}, 
  {plaguily}]




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