Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plague | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plaguey | No | Yes | No | Yes |
plague (noun) | plaguey (noun) |
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an annoyance | |
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) | |
a swarm of insects that attack plants | |
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal | |
any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
plague (adjective) | plaguey (adjective) |
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causing irritation or annoyance | |
likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease |
plague (verb) | plaguey (verb) |
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annoy continually or chronically | |
cause to suffer a blight |
plague (adverb) | plaguey (adverb) |
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in a pernicious or annoying manner |