plaguey
plaguey · plaguier · plaguiest
Causing annoyance or botherCausing annoyance or bother; irritating.
/ˈpleɪɡi/
Meaning
1 sensesCausing annoyance or bother; irritating.
causing irritation or annoyance
Origin
From plague + -y.From plague + -y.
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Forms
plaguier, plaguiestSynonyms
15 synonymsClose in meaning
- likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease:pestilentpestilentialpestiferous
- causing irritation or annoyance:annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepeskypesteringpestiferous
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedplague
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.