plaguy
Americanadjective
adverb
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Origin of plaguy
Example Sentences
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If "plaguy old generals," as Tad called them, took up his father's time, Tad blithefully did too.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upward, toward 100, noise becomes increasingly plaguy and bothersome.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When that plaguy Cutwater comes to tie us up, tell him I slipped out the door. Soon as he bounces off after me, I'll make a break for it."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
She lived upon nothing but victuals and drink; And tho' victuals and drink were the chief of her diet, This plaguy old woman could never keep quiet.
From The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Various
Zouns! no it e'n't—if it is, my courage is of a plaguy hot nature; for the very sound of a battle has thrown me into a perspiration.
From The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts by Colman, George
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