plagueful

English

Etymology

From plague +‎ -ful.

Adjective

plagueful (comparative more plagueful, superlative most plagueful)

1. (archaic) Abounding with plagues
2. (archaic) annoying; troublesome
   • 1814, Fanny Burney, The Wanderer, Volume 3, Chapter 56:

     "Why now, what's all this my pretty lady?" cried Mr. Giles, perceiving her situation. "Why do you let those two plagueful things torment you so? Why don't you teach them to be better behaved."

References

• “plagueful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.