Meanings
adjectivecoughy (comparative coughier, superlative coughiest)
comparative coughier · superlative coughiest
- Characterized by coughing.
The man looked ill, and she hoped he didn't have that coughy flu that had been wiping out everyone at the office.
1996, Frank Freudberg, Gasp!: a novel of revenge, page 2131 more example
This genial, frail, chain-smoking septuagenarian is an agreeable, good-humoured conversationalist, who frequently punctuates proceedings with hearty, coughy chuckles.
2005, Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, What philosophers think, page 215
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coughy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coughy
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“coughy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coughy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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