Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
aguey. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
aguey, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
aguey in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
aguey you have here. The definition of the word
aguey will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
aguey, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From ague + -y.
Adjective
aguey (comparative more aguey, superlative most aguey)
- In the state of having a high fever accompanied by shaking or shivering.
1871, Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated:One is jaundiced, aguey, feverish or out of sorts in some other way.
- Conditions associated with catching ague.
- 1876: Legislative Humors by the Hon. S. S. Cox in Harper's
- ...where our people inhale liberty in the air they breathe, unmingled with the malaria of States located in that aguey country along the beautiful Ohio.
1894, Major James B. Pond, A Pioneer's Thanksgiving:This was the first long, dreary, rainy, aguey, summer and wet, nasty, bitter winter my parents had ever known.