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phlegmier

phlegmier is the comparative form of phlegmy.

Meaning of phlegmy

Adjective

phlegmy (comparative phlegmier, superlative phlegmiest)

  1. Charged with phlegm.
    • His phlegmy cough disgusted everybody on the train.
    Synonyms:
    phlegmish

Questions about phlegmier

What is phlegmier the comparative form of?
Phlegmier is the comparative form of phlegmy.

Words near phlegmier in the dictionary

  1. phlegmatizer
  2. phlegmatizers
  3. phlegmatizes
  4. phlegmatizing
  5. phlegmatous
  6. phlegmier
  7. phlegmiest
  8. phlegmily
  9. phlegminess
  10. phlegmish
  11. phlegmless

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