PLAGUILY

plaguey, plaguy, plaguily

(adverb) in a disagreeable manner; “it’s so plaguey cold!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

plaguily (comparative more plaguily, superlative most plaguily)

In a plaguy way.

Source: Wiktionary


Pla"gui*ly, adv.

Definition: In a plaguing manner; vexatiously; extremely. [Colloq.] "Ronsard is so plaguily stiff and stately." Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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