plaguesome

[pleyg-suh m]

adjective

vexatious or troublesome.

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Origin of plaguesome

First recorded in 1820–30; plague + -some¹

Related formsplague·some·ness, noun

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"I dunno," said the plaguesome boy, looking at the address covertly.
Janice Day
Helen Beecher Long
The lawyer took good care to speak to none but his principals concerning that plaguesome deed of appointment.
Mary Anerley
R. D. Blackmore