Phlegmish

//ˈflɛmɪʃ// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Laden with phlegm, as a cough.

    "His front legs doubled under him, and he lay down, his nose in his own water, biting the phlegmish froth and dust around his mouth and gaping like a stuffed animal in a taxidermist's window."

  2. 2
    Characterized by the humor phlegm; apathetic or composed.

    "His concern soothed her and she breathed heavily, densely, with a thick phlegmish pity for herself."

Synonyms

All synonyms
phlegmaticphlegmy

Example

More examples

"His front legs doubled under him, and he lay down, his nose in his own water, biting the phlegmish froth and dust around his mouth and gaping like a stuffed animal in a taxidermist's window."

Etymology

From phlegm + -ish.

More for "phlegmish"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.