adj
Meaning 1
Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, troublesome
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
plaguey
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/ˈpleɪɡi/
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rhymes with -eɪɡi
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
causing irritation or annoyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease- Jonathan Swift
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a pestilential malignancy in the air
- plaguey fevers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a disagreeable manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it's so plaguey cold!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plaguy, plaguily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From plague + -y.