plaguey

Adjective plaguey has 2 senses

• plaguey(s = adj.all) pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential - likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"; "plaguey fevers"
Derived form noun plague₂

• plaguey(s = adj.all) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing - 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"
Derived form noun plague₅

Adverbial plaguey has 1 sense

• plaguey(r = adv.all) plaguily, plaguy - in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!"