Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plaguy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plaguy \Pla"guy\, a.
Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting; as, a plaguy horse.
[Colloq.] Also used adverbially; as, ``He is so plaguy
proud.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plaguy
adj : 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}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]
adv : in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn: {plaguey},
{plaguily}]
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