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plaguily

/ˈpleɪɡɪli/

plaguily adverb: in a plaguey way.

Adverb

plaguily (comparative more plaguily, superlative most plaguily)

  1. In a plaguey way.
    • […] most wicked woman (that hast so plaguily a corrupted minde, as thou canst not keepe thy sickenesse to thy selfe, but must most wickedly infect others) […]c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New...
    • I was plaguily nettled, and disappointed too.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume V, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 318

Forms of plaguily

comparativemore plaguily
superlativemost plaguily

Origin of plaguily

From plaguey + -ly.

Questions about plaguily

What does plaguily mean?
Plaguily means in a plaguey way.
What part of speech is plaguily?
Plaguily is an adverb.
How do you pronounce plaguily?
Plaguily is pronounced /ˈpleɪɡɪli/.

Words near plaguily in the dictionary

  1. plagues
  2. plaguesome
  3. plaguey
  4. plaguier
  5. plaguiest
  6. plaguily
  7. plaguiness
  8. plaguing
  9. plaguings
  10. plaguish
  11. plagusiid

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