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plaguey |
Overview of adj plaguey The adj plaguey has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pestilent, pestilential, plaguelike, plaguey -- (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguelike diseases"; "plaguey fevers") 2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "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") Overview of adv plaguey The adv plaguey has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. plaguey, plaguy, plaguily -- (in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!") Antonyms of adj plaguey 2 senses of plaguey Sense 1 pestilent, pestilential, plaguelike, plaguey INDIRECT (VIA epidemic) -> endemic Sense 2 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Similarity of adj plaguey 2 senses of plaguey Sense 1 pestilent, pestilential, plaguelike, plaguey => epidemic (vs. endemic) Sense 2 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Attributes of adj plaguey Familiarity of adj plaguey plaguey used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj plaguey plaguey Overview of adj plaguey The adj plaguey has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. pestilent, pestilential, plaguelike, plaguey -- (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguelike diseases"; "plaguey fevers") 2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing -- (causing irritation or annoyance; "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") Overview of adv plaguey The adv plaguey has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. plaguey, plaguy, plaguily -- (in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!")
plaguey definition
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