plaguey
- adjective
- /ˈpleɪɡi/
- Archaic
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- She couldn't stand the plaguey buzzing of the flies in the kitchen.
Examples
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That plaguey door keeps sticking every time I try to open it.
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His plaguey questions made the meeting drag on far longer than expected.
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That was a plaguey situation to deal with.
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The plaguey noise kept me up all night!
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The plaguey traffic made me late for my appointment.
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She found the plaguey interruptions during her presentation very frustrating.
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His plaguey habit of biting his nails annoyed everyone around him.
Synonyms
392
1.0
Making someone feel bothered or irritated
80
2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
59
3.6
Causing small but persistent trouble or annoyance
26
7.5
So unpleasant you cannot stand it
26
5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
22
5.3
Very annoying and hard to bear
14
3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
14
3.0
In a way that makes people feel bothered
11
7.7
Making someone feel annoyed or frustrated
7
4.4
In a way that makes you feel annoyed because things are slow or difficult
6
6.4
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
5
6.8
Making you feel annoyed because something seems unfair or hard to accept
3
5.4
Making a situation worse or more annoying
3
6.6
In a very annoying or frustrating way
2
4.2
In a way that annoys or makes someone uncomfortable
2
8.2
In a very annoying way that people cannot stand
1
8.7
Causing people to feel annoyed or frustrated
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.4
Something that makes people feel annoyed or causes small repeated problems
1
7.9
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
Causes annoyance or small trouble that makes you feel irritated
In an annoying way that keeps happening and causes trouble
In an annoying way that bothers other people
In a way that annoys or worries other people, often on purpose
A small pain or problem that keeps annoying you
Causing a feeling that annoys you and does not go away
Making people feel annoyed or troubled
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
Antonyms
How Annoying
26
5.3
6
6.1
11
7.7
- Archaic
392
1.0
14
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word plaguey comes from the word plague, used as a verb meaning 'to bother' or 'to trouble', plus the -y ending that makes an adjective. So plaguey means irritating or troublesome, and people also use it to say something is very annoying.