🦠 Epidemic-causing 😠 Annoying or troublesome

plaguey

9.9

Likely to spread quickly and cause a disease outbreak

adjective
/ˈpleɪɡi/

Archaic

: pestilente

The town was quarantined to prevent the plaguey illness from spreading further.

Examples

During the hot, damp summer, plaguey fevers spread rapidly through the village.
Doctors in the 18th century often feared plaguey infections during outbreaks.
The plaguey disease spread rapidly through the village.
This plaguey condition has affected many people this year.
The doctor warned that the plaguey virus could lead to an epidemic if not contained.
Many residents fell ill as a result of the plaguey outbreak that swept through the area.
Health officials declared the region at risk due to a plaguey illness affecting the population.

Synonyms

pestilential

vsplaguey

Literature

1 9.9

Causing or spreading a serious disease among many people

is focused on likely to spread and cause an epidemic

pestilent

vsplaguey

Specialized

9.9

Likely to cause a serious illness that spreads quickly

is similar but emphasizes likelihood to cause widespread epidemic

pestiferous

vsplaguey

Literature

9.9

Likely to spread disease

emphasizes potential to start widespread epidemics

Antonyms

healthy

111 2.8

Showing good sense and not being extreme

wholesome

71 3.1

Helps your body and mind stay healthy

How Contagious

pandemic

Specialized

4.1

epidemic

4.7

plaguey

Archaic

9.9

contagious

108 3.1

noncontagious

1 4.4

Surface Forms

plaguey positive

plagueier comparative

plagueiest superlative

Morphology

plaguey = plague (semi-transparent) = plague + y

While the connection to 'plague' is clear, the adjective form 'plaguey' is not commonly used, making its meaning less predictable.

Etymology

The word plaguey comes from the common word plague, which named a serious 'disease' that spreads quickly among people. So plaguey describes something likely to spread and cause an epidemic.