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plaguey
adjective
adverb
causing irritation or annoyance
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adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”
adjective
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
“{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': 'a pestilential malignancy in the air'}”
adverb
in a pernicious or annoying manner
“it's so plaguey cold!”
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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
{'source': 'Jonathan Swift', 'text': 'a pestilential malignancy in the air'}
plaguey fevers
it's so plaguey cold!
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