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plaguy

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pla·guy also pla·guey  (plg)
adj.
Vexatious; bothersome.

plaguy, plagui·ly adv.

plaguy, plaguey [ˈpleɪgɪ] Archaic, informal
adj
disagreeable or vexing
adv
disagreeably or annoyingly
plaguily  adv
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Adj.1.plaguyplaguy - 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"
disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
Adv.1.plaguy - in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!"


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"Well," he remarked, "the chief does seem plaguy interested, all of a sudden.
The trader cowered at this, and in a somewhat lower tone said that "it was plaguy hard on a fellow, that had made a fair bargain, to be gulled that way.
A burst of passion is a fine rousing thing upon occasion, Helen, and a flood of tears is marvellously affecting, but, when indulged too often, they are both deuced plaguy things for spoiling one's beauty and tiring out one's friends.
 
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