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phlegmy

/ˈflɛ.mi/

phlegmy adjective: charged with phlegm.

Adjective

phlegmy (comparative phlegmier, superlative phlegmiest)

  1. Charged with phlegm.
    • His phlegmy cough disgusted everybody on the train.
    • Pockmarks rise with hair all along his arm, and he reaches for a bottle and hacks up a big phlegmy gob of spit.2022, Jenni Fagan, Hex, Polygon, page 42
    Synonyms:
    phlegmish

Synonyms of phlegmy

Forms of phlegmy

comparativephlegmier
superlativephlegmiest

Origin of phlegmy

From phlegm + -y.

Words formed from phlegmy

Questions about phlegmy

What does phlegmy mean?
Phlegmy means charged with phlegm.
What part of speech is phlegmy?
Phlegmy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce phlegmy?
Phlegmy is pronounced /ˈflɛ.mi/.

Words near phlegmy in the dictionary

  1. phlegmonic
  2. phlegmonoid
  3. phlegmonous
  4. phlegmons
  5. phlegms
  6. phlegmy
  7. Phlegra
  8. Phlegyas
  9. phleichrome
  10. phleixanthophyll
  11. phleme

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