plaguey

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plaguey - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  plaguey
      adv 1: in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn:
             plaguey, plaguy, plaguily]
      adj 1: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a
             pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift;
             "plaguey fevers" [syn: pestilent, pestilential,
             pestiferous, plaguey]
      2: 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" [syn: annoying,
         bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,
         pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,
         vexatious, vexing]