- 2. Affliction, annoyance, vexation, trouble, nuisance, curse, torment, thorn in one’s side.
Plague, v. a. Annoy, tease, vex, worry, trouble, molest, torment, harass, harry, disturb, fret, gall, chafe, bore, incommode, bother, pester, badger, hector, irritate, disquiet, distress, afflict, tantalize, embarrass, perplex.
Plaguily, ad. (Colloq.) Vexatiously, greatly, extremely.
Plaguy, a. (Colloq.) Vexatious, troublesome, tormenting, annoying, wearisome.
Plain, a.
- 1. Even, level, smooth, flat, plane.
- 2. Open, clear, unencumbered, uninterrupted.
- 3. Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable,
notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident, distinct.
- 4. Unequivocal, unambiguous, distinct, explicit, intelligible, perspicuous.
- 5. Simple, unadorned.
- 6. Homely, ugly, ill-looking, ill-favored.
- 7. Artless, honest, sincere, candid, frank, open, downright, direct, unsophisticated, ingenuous, undesigning,
straightforward, single-minded, open-hearted, above-board, unreserved.
- 8. Artless, simple, unlearned, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, homely, common.
- 9. Mere, absolute, unmistakable.
- 10. Easy, direct, clear.
- 11. Simple, frugal, homely.
- 12. Unornamented, unfigured, unvariegated.
Plain, n. Plateau, champaign, savanna, pampas, table-land, champaign country.
Plain-dealing, n. Honesty, sincerity, frankness, candor, ingenuousness, openness, truthfulness, plainness, straightforwardness, bluntness.