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plaguy

or pla·guey

[ pley-gee ]

adjective

  1. such as to plague, torment, or annoy; vexatious:

    a plaguy pile of debts.



adverb

  1. vexatiously or excessively:

    The room is plaguy hot.

plaguy

/ ˈpleɪɡɪ /

adjective

  1. disagreeable or vexing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. disagreeably or annoyingly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈplaguily, adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plaguy1

First recorded in 1565–75; plague + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Now, who would think my master had such a monstrous plaguy wit?

The fact is, those plaguy convalescent accounts have given us more trouble than all the business of the office besides.

I'm——My father calls; you plaguy devil, how durst you stop my breath so?

He feels a plaguy sight more than he thinks; and when the feelin's is up, it doesn't matter much who's right and who's wrong.

It is plaguy twelvepenny weather this last week, and has cost me ten shillings in coach and chair hire.

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