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fluey

adj

Etymology

From flue + -y.

  1. derived from floute
  2. derived from flēwsa — “a flow, flowing, flux”
  3. derived from *flews✻
  4. inherited from flue
  5. suffixed as fluey — “flue + y”

Definitions

  1. Downy

    Downy; fluffy.

    • the latch-key[…]got itself stuffed up with a fluey substance, and the harder I poked it into the keyhole, the harder that obstruction became

  2. Similar to influenza, or as if suffering from influenza.

    • I felt fluey this morning: all bunged up, achey, dizzy and tired.
    • You've got a fluey bug thing and Mum's here to help

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA