plaguey

pla·guy

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-gee]
- /ˈpleɪ gi/
- /plˈeɪɡi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-gee]
- /ˈpleɪ gi/

Definitions of plaguey word

adjective plaguey such as to plague, torment, or annoy; vexatious: a plaguy pile of debts. 1
adverb plaguey vexatiously or excessively: The room is plaguy hot. 1

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Origin of plaguey

First appearance:

before 1565

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1565-75; plague + -y1

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Parts of speech for Plaguey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plaguey

plaguey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

plaguey usage trend in Literature

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