1. pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguey

likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

Example Sentences:
'a pestilential malignancy in the air'
'plaguey fevers'

Synonyms

• pestiferous
• pestilent
• pestilential

2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing

causing irritation or annoyance

Example Sentences:
'tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork'
'aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport'
'found it galling to have to ask permission'
'an irritating delay'
'nettlesome paperwork'
'a pesky mosquito'
'swarms of pestering gnats'
'a plaguey newfangled safety catch'
'a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him'
'a vexatious child'
'it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong'

Synonyms

• annoying
• bothersome
• galling
• irritating
• nettlesome
• pesky
• pestering
• pestiferous
• plaguy
• teasing
• vexatious
• vexing

3. plaguey, plaguily, plaguy

in a disagreeable manner

Example Sentences:
'it's so plaguey cold!'

Synonyms

• plaguily
• plaguy