plaguily

English

Etymology

From plaguey +‎ -ly.

Adverb

plaguily (comparative more plaguily, superlative most plaguily)

1. In a plaguey way.
   • 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 Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC:

     […] 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) […]

   • 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume V, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson;  […], →OCLC, page 318:

     I was plaguily nettled, and disappointed too.

   • 1907, Israel Zangwill, “The Jewish Trinity”, in Ghetto Comedies‎^[1], London: Heinemann, page 89:

     Little wonder that the artist’s glance frequently wandered across the great shining table towards a girl who, if they had not been so plaguily intent on honouring his fame, might have now been replacing the Mayoress at his side.