˜yÐÄvlog

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phlegmy

[ flem-ee ]

adjective

phlegmier, phlegmiest.
  1. of, relating to, or characterized by phlegm.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of phlegmy1

First recorded in 1540–50; phlegm + -y 1
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His once sonorous voice, capable of issuing booming blasts of indignation, has grown somewhat quieter and more phlegmy.

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Sometimes plain and phlegmy, sometimes blood red from chewing tobacco-laced betel nut or paan, it decorates simple walls and mighty edifices alike.

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The surgeon on the New York flight later developed a high fever and phlegmy cough and was rushed to a local hospital the next morning.

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The day after the flight, he was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a high fever and phlegmy cough.

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Still, the joy dissipates when the danger you feel originates not with the villain wreaking havoc on the stage but the guy with the sweaty brow and phlegmy cough two seats down.

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