phlegmy

P3H4L1E1G2M3Y4
/ˈflɛ.mi/

adjective

Charged with phlegm.

“His phlegmy cough disgusted everybody on the train.”

Similar
phlegmish
Opposite
dry
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Meanings

adjectivephlegmy (comparative phlegmier, superlative phlegmiest)

comparative phlegmier · superlative phlegmiest

  1. Charged with phlegm.

    His phlegmy cough disgusted everybody on the train.

    1 more example

    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 & antonyms

adjectiveCharged with phlegm.

Similar
phlegmish

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecharacterized by phlegm

Opposite
dry
Also see
phlegmaticphlegmish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From phlegm + -y.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Latin pītuītōsus
  • pītuītōsuscharged with phlegm
Polish flegmatyczny
  • flegmatycznycharged with phlegm
Turkish balgamlı
  • balgamlıcharged with phlegm
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APA

phlegmy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmy

MLA

“phlegmy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlegmy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlegmy.

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