naggy

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/ˈnæɡiː/

adjective

Prone to nag, irritable.

OriginEnglish nag ← Middle English nagge →
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Meanings

adjectivenaggy (comparative naggier, superlative naggiest)

comparative naggier · superlative naggiest

  1. informalProne to nag, irritable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
naggish

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnagge
  2. Englishnag
  3. Englishnaggy

From nag + -y.

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Translations

German nörglerisch
  • nörglerischProne to nag
Spanish regodeón
  • regodeónProne to nag

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with naggy

maggieshaggyaggiesaggybaggycraggybaggiemaggyjaggylaggyaggybraggiedaggyflaggygaggyknaggyscraggyTaggie
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Anagrams

Gnagygangy
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APA

naggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naggy

MLA

“naggy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naggy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naggy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naggy.

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