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
"Nay, the devil knows better than I," said Miles, "I believe he was in this plaguy head: for when it fell, it gave a bounce like a cannon."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
I was held up in the Doldrums, and water was running plaguy short; 'water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink,' as that poetry fellow says.
From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Mrs. Herbert Strang
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