phlegmish
adj/ˈflɛmɪʃ/US
Etymology
Definitions
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.
- This was plainly apparent with solo piano recordings; it seemed as if a layer of phlegmish tubercular congestion had been removed from between the strings.
Characterized by the humor phlegm
Characterized by the humor phlegm; apathetic or composed.
- His concern soothed her and she breathed heavily, densely, with a thick phlegmish pity for herself.
- I was raised among them, though I fled their phlegmish company decades ago to join the chattering classes.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA