plaguy

or pla·guey

[ pley-gee ]

/ ˈpleɪ gi /

Chiefly Northern U.S.

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adjective

such as to plague, torment, or annoy; vexatious: a plaguy pile of debts.

adverb

vexatiously or excessively: The room is plaguy hot.

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Nearby words

plague vaccine, plague, the, plagues of egypt, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguy, plaice, plaid, plaid cymru, plaided, plain

Origin of plaguy

First recorded in 1565–75; plague + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for plaguy

But I've a shrewd guess that plaguy wife and child of thine are at the bottom of thy half-and-half joining.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. II, No. X., March 1851|Various
He then scoffingly exclaimed, 'Why a be plaguy shy o'the sudden, Mistress Debby!'
The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5)|Fanny Burney
A plaguy mean trick this of women's—defying just when they are safe!
Second String|Anthony Hope
But she had never suspected that she was a plaguy old cat, and did not feel like her idea of one.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

The plaguy thing had a knack of intruding itself, just now, into all he undertook, and always mischievously.
The Mayor of Troy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for plaguy

plaguy

plaguey

archaic, informal

adjective

disagreeable or vexing

adverb

disagreeably or annoyingly

Derived Formsplaguily, adverb

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