plaguy
Causing persistent irritation
Plaguy means annoying or troublesome, like a plague of minor irritations.
The word is old-fashioned and somewhat playful: What a plaguy nuisance!
As an adverb, it intensifies: plaguy difficult to manage.
Also spelled plaguey.
Causing mild annoyance
- vexatiousCausing annoyance or distress
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- peskyMildly but persistently irritating
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
aggravating · nuisance · irritating · maddening · infuriating · exasperating · tiresome · wearisome
Thoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- blastedDestroyed or damned
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- drattedMild expletive adjective
- blamedHeld at fault
infernal · accursed · devilish · wretched · doggone · dadblamed · tarnation · deuced
To extreme degree
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- terriblyTo extreme degree
frightfully · mightily · uncommonly · remarkably · confoundedly · infernally · almighty · precious
bothersome
Causing mild annoyance
- vexatiousCausing annoyance or distress
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- peskyMildly but persistently irritating
troublesome · aggravating · nuisance · irritating · maddening · infuriating · exasperating · tiresome · wearisome · galling
confounded
Thoroughly puzzled or frustrated
blamed · infernal · accursed · devilish · wretched · doggone · dadblamed · tarnation · deuced · blighted
exceedingly
To extreme degree
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
terribly · frightfully · mightily · uncommonly · remarkably · confoundedly · infernally · almighty · precious · powerful
plaguypleasant
Giving enjoyment or comfort
agreeable · delightful · pleasing · good · enjoyable
plaguyuntroubling
Not causing worry
easy · convenient · manageable · effortless · simple
- avoid like the plagueEvade with extreme caution
- the plagueDevastating infectious epidemic
- avoided like the plagueIntensely, deliberately evaded
- bubonic plagueYersinia pestis infection
- avoiding like the plagueExtreme deliberate evasion
- plague doctorEpidemic-treating masked physician