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plaguey

/ˈpleɪ.ɡi/

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adjective

/ˈpleɪ.ɡi/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее раздражающий, хлопотный или досадный.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning annoying, troublesome, or vexatious.

  1. Likely to spread diseaseC2formalbritishmedical

    Having the potential to cause or spread an epidemic disease; pestilential.

    ruЗаразный

    • The plaguey fever swept through the village with alarming speed.
    • Jonathan Swift wrote of the plaguey air that carried sickness.
    • The doctor warned of plaguey conditions in the overcrowded city.

    Synonymscontagiousepidemicinfectiouspestiferouspestilentpestilential

  2. Annoying or troublesomeC2informalbritish

    Causing irritation, annoyance, or trouble.

    ruНадоедливый

    • That plaguey neighbor keeps playing loud music at night.
    • I can't fix this plaguey machine; it keeps breaking down.
    • The plaguey child wouldn't stop asking questions.

    Synonymsaggravatingannoyingbothersomeexasperatingirksomeprovokingtroublesometryingvexatious

    Antonymsagreeablebeneficialcomfortingdelightfulhelpfulpleasantpleasingwelcome

Forms
  • plaguier comparative form
  • plaguiest superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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adverb

/ˈpleɪ.ɡi/C2formalbritishobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее или диалектное наречие, означающее 'досадно' или 'раздражающе', используемое для выражения раздражения или неприятности. Происходит от существительного 'чума' и в современном английском языке используется редко.

An archaic or dialectal adverb meaning 'plaguingly' or 'annoyingly,' used to express irritation or trouble. It is derived from the noun 'plague' and is now rarely used in modern English.

  1. In a disagreeable mannerC2informalbritish

    In a way that is annoying, troublesome, or irritating.

    ruРаздражающе

    • He kept interrupting plaguey during the meeting.
    • The children were acting plaguey all afternoon.
    • She complained plaguey about the weather.

    Synonymsaggravatinglyannoyinglyirritatinglyprovokinglyvexatiously

Forms
  • more plaguey comparative form
  • most plaguey superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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