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PLAGUEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plaguey mean? 

PLAGUEY (adjective)
  The adjective PLAGUEY has 2 senses:

1. likely to spread and cause an epidemic diseaseplay

2. causing irritation or annoyanceplay

  Familiarity information: PLAGUEY used as an adjective is rare.


PLAGUEY (adverb)
  The adverb PLAGUEY has 1 sense:

1. in a disagreeable mannerplay

  Familiarity information: PLAGUEY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLAGUEY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

Synonyms:

pestiferous; pestilent; pestilential; plaguey

Context example:

plaguey fevers

Similar:

epidemic ((especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously)

Derivation:

plague (any epidemic disease with a high death rate)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Causing irritation or annoyance

Synonyms:

annoying; bothersome; galling; irritating; nettlesome; pesky; pestering; pestiferous; plaguey; plaguy; teasing; vexatious; vexing

Context example:

it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong

Similar:

disagreeable (not to your liking)

Derivation:

plague (an annoyance)


PLAGUEY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In a disagreeable manner

Synonyms:

plaguey; plaguily; plaguy

Context example:

it's so plaguey cold!


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