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Meanings of plaguily in English

In a disagreeable manner.

        Usage of plaguily in English
        1
        Thy servant tells me that thou are plaguily grieved at the old fellow's departure.
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
        2
        There was something plaguily odd about this young gentleman's manner.
        The Sea-Hawk
        3
        I was plaguily nettled, and disappointed too.
        Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
        4
        They are plaguily in one's way!
        Melbourne House, Volume 2
        5
        And so you ought, for he was plaguily against it, was our captain, in spite of all old man Atkins could say.
        An Antarctic Mystery
        6
        "Why, my dear sir," says he, "that will be plaguily inconvenient at this moment.
        The Fool Errant / Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley,...
        7
        "It looks plaguily like a coffin," Dangerfield answered, with his hand on the wounded man's breast.
        London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
        Plaguily through the time