Synonyms for plaguy
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Annoying
annoying, teasing, pesky informal, irritating, vexatious, bothersome, vexing, galling, pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, nettlesome, troublesome, irksome
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.
Related words
- Other spellings
- plaguey
Example sentences
- annoying When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
- irritating My neighbor's dog's constant barking is irritating.
- teasing If you keep teasing him, he’ll lose his patience.
- vexatious The lawsuit was dismissed as vexatious and meritless.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plaguy | rising | |
| annoying | rising | |
| irritating | rising | |
| teasing | rising | |
| vexatious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pesky2
- 6 letters
- vexing2
- 7 letters
- teasing2, galling2, irksome2
- 8 letters
- annoying3, plaguish
- 9 letters
- vexatious3, pestilent
- 10 letters
- irritating4, bothersome3, nettlesome3
- 11 letters
- troublesome3, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- pestilential
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pesky2 = 2 syllables).