phlegmy

[ flem-ee ]

adjective

, phlegm·i·er, phlegm·i·est.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlegmy¹

First recorded in 1540–50; phlegm + -y ¹

Example Sentences

His once sonorous voice, capable of issuing booming blasts of indignation, has grown somewhat quieter and more phlegmy.

From Salon

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

From BBC

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.

From Fox News

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Washington Post