plaguy
Example Sentences
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If "plaguy old generals," as Tad called them, took up his father's time, Tad blithefully did too.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upward, toward 100, noise becomes increasingly plaguy and bothersome.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When that plaguy Cutwater comes to tie us up, tell him I slipped out the door. Soon as he bounces off after me, I'll make a break for it."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
When she was quite a child, and Tommy a mere baby, she had often been called by Mrs. Pratt, the housekeeper, to see if she could induce "that plaguy young limb" to behave herself.
From The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas by Mrs. Herbert Strang
I ain't at all sorry to change a little—them back seat's plaguy cramped up!
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes
