Plaguy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing irritation or annoyance

in a disagreeable manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈæɡaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈaɡaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈaɡaɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈæɡaɪ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vexatious galling plaguey teasing irritating bothersome annoying plaguily vexing pestering nettlesome pestiferous pesky

Parts of Speech

adjective	causing irritation or annoyance “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”
adverb	in a disagreeable manner “it's so plaguey cold!”

Word Forms

plague

noun

an annoyance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pest

Irritationen oder Ärger hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

peste

provoquant une irritation ou une gêne

🇪🇸Spanish

fastidioso

causando irritación o molestia

🇮🇹Italian

peste

provocando irritazione o fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

ellendig

waardoor irritatie of ergernis ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

praga

causando irritação ou aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

чума

вызывая раздражение или раздражение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्लेग

जलन या झुंझलाहट पैदा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লেগাই

জ্বালা বা বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளை நோய்

எரிச்சல் அல்லது எரிச்சலை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లేగు వ్యాధి

చికాకు లేదా చికాకు కలిగించడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લેગ

બળતરા અથવા હેરાનગતિનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲೇಗಿ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലേഗി

പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കലോ ശല്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘟疫

引起刺激或烦恼

🇯🇵Japanese

疫病

イライラや不快感を引き起こす

🇰🇷Korean

귀찮게

짜증이나 짜증을 유발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh dịch hạch

gây khó chịu hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

โรคระบาด

ทำให้เกิดการระคายเคืองหรือรำคาญใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat

menyebabkan iritasi atau gangguan

🇵🇭Filipino

salot

nagdudulot ng pangangati o inis

🇲🇾Malay

tulah

menyebabkan kerengsaan atau kegusaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

تسبب تهيج أو إزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

طاعون

باعث تحریک یا آزار می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

vebalı

tahrişe veya rahatsızlığa neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵצִיק

גורם לגירוי או מטרד

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The primary meaning of 'plaguy' is 'causing irritation or annoyance'.

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