plaguey

• Adjetivo pouco comum, usado para descrever algo ou alguém que causa incômodo, aborrecimento ou complicação; pode também indicar algo penoso ou aflitivo.

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.

   Pestilento

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscontagiousepidemicinfectiouspestiferouspestilentpestilential

2. Annoying or troublesomeC2informalbritish

   Causing irritation, annoyance, or trouble.

   Importuno

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaggravatingannoyingbothersomeexasperatingirksomeprovokingtroublesometryingvexatious

   Antônimosagreeablebeneficialcomfortingdelightfulhelpfulpleasantpleasingwelcome

• Advérbio arcaico ou dialetal que significa 'de maneira irritante', 'aborrecida' ou 'problemática', usado para expressar aborrecimento ou incômodo. Deriva do substantivo 'peste' e é raro no inglês moderno.

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.

   Irritantemente

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

   Sinônimosaggravatinglyannoyinglyirritatinglyprovokinglyvexatiously