Source : WordNet®

plaguey
     adj 1: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a
            pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift;
            "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilent}, {pestilential}, {pestiferous}]
     2: 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}, {plaguy}, {teasing},
         {vexatious}, {vexing}]
     adv : in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!" [syn: {plaguy},
            {plaguily}]