Plaguey

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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