Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlegmy

/ˈflɛ.mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: phlegmy
IPA: /ˈflɛ.mi/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Charged with phlegm.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From phlegm + -y.

Inflected Forms

phlegmier (comparative) phlegmiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

phlegmily phlegminess

Frequently Paired Words

phlegmatic

Synonyms

phlegmish

Questions

How do you pronounce phlegmy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɛ.mi/.
What does phlegmy mean?: Charged with phlegm.
Where does phlegmy come from?: From phlegm + -y.

How to pronounce phlegmy

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