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phlegminess

phlegminess noun: the quality of being phlegmy.

Noun

phlegminess (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being phlegmy.

Origin of phlegminess

From phlegmy + -ness.

Questions about phlegminess

What does phlegminess mean?
Phlegminess means the quality of being phlegmy.
What part of speech is phlegminess?
Phlegminess is a noun.

Words near phlegminess in the dictionary

  1. phlegmatizing
  2. phlegmatous
  3. phlegmier
  4. phlegmiest
  5. phlegmily
  6. phlegminess
  7. phlegmish
  8. phlegmless
  9. phlegmon
  10. phlegmonic
  11. phlegmonoid

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