phlegmyadj.

Brit.

/ˈflɛmi/, U.S.

/ˈflɛmi/

Forms: late Middle English flewmy, 1500s fleumie, 1500s fleymy, 1500s flumy, 1500s phleamy, 1600s fleamy, 1600s flemye, 1600s–1700s flegmy, 1600s– phlegmy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phlegm n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < phlegm n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier phlegmatic adj.

a. Of the nature of or consisting of phlegm; containing or characterized by phlegm; affected by phlegm; resembling (that of) phlegm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [adjective]

rheumatica1398

phlegmy?c1425

phlegmaticc1503

mucous1578

pituitous1578

rheumy1583

phlegmatical1586

pituous1617

pituitose1710

mucoid1849

mucoidal1849

myxoid1890

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 74 Grete apostemes..ben grete flewmy swellynges [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. grete bolnyngez flegmonious].

?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. I.i The stoppynges of the leuer that comethe of grosse and fleymy humors.

1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan i. ii. L. 24 My fine ratling fleamy cough a the lunges and cold with a Pox.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta iii. 57 It..breedeth a clammy, and fleamy nourishment.

1722 E. Ward Poet. Entertainer ii. 19 She might rest without the teasings Of Flegmy Coughs, and Phtisick-Wheesings.

1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 209 Now from thy Lungs hawk up the phlegmy Load.

1850 C. H. Meeker tr. ‘J. H. Rausse’ Errors Pract. Water-cure 128 Abnormal quantities of blood are there necessary..first, to dissolve more and more the old phlegmy mucus.

1891 Daily News 26 Dec. 5/5 A cold, accompanied by a phlegmy cough.

1969 L. Michaels Going Places 20 We heard pajamas rustle, phlegmy breathing, fingernails scratching hair.

1994 J. Updike Brazil xviii. 146 The mist-colored dawn discovered the homeless travelers intact, free to clear their throats and eyes of sleep's phlegmy residue.

†b. Watery; moist. Cf. phlegm n. 2, phlegmatic adj. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > consisting of or containing water

floatyc1400

watery?a1439

waterish1510

phlegmy1599

liquid1609

aquose1738

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. P4 [The mid-air] spits out watry reums amaine, As phleamy snow, and haile, and sheerer raine.

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 83 The gross phlegmy part of Grass.

2. = phlegmatic adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective]

unlustyc1225

sleepyc1384

phlegmatica1400

listlessc1440

owlist1440

unlisty1440

phlegmyc1450

sweyntc1450

supine1554

resty1565

unactive1591

sleepy-headed1600

log-like1602

inertious1611

stupefied?1611

lethargic1612

sedentary1625

torpent1647

torpid1656

torpulent1657

softly1664

inert1774

vegetative1789

spiritless1798

unenergetic1805

sloomy1820

slow-going1825

inenergetic1826

comatose1828

moony1847

mooning1864

torpid-minded1909

narcoleptic1965

vegged1986

the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic

phlegmatica1400

phlegmyc1450

sprightlessa1522

spiritless1595

unspirited1621

inexcitable?1624

pituitous1658

slow-going1825

soggy1896

c1450 in Mod. Philol. (1924) 21 393 (MED) Omere, a ryse and cal vn to a muse, And helpe my flewmy wyt thys mater forthe to muse.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 25 Such as out of their flemye womanishnesse seeke for such secrets.

1645 J. Milton Colasterion 15 Rather then spend words with this fleamy clodd of an Antagonist.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Dec. 1/2 Mild as milk, they hobnob with the phlegmy Saxon.

1994 Mississippi Q. 47 453 His ultimate failure is..not due to a phlegmy attitude toward the business at hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phlegmy
释义	phlegmyadj. Brit. /ˈflɛmi/, U.S. /ˈflɛmi/ Forms: late Middle English flewmy, 1500s fleumie, 1500s fleymy, 1500s flumy, 1500s phleamy, 1600s fleamy, 1600s flemye, 1600s–1700s flegmy, 1600s– phlegmy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phlegm n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < phlegm n. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier phlegmatic adj. 1. a. Of the nature of or consisting of phlegm; containing or characterized by phlegm; affected by phlegm; resembling (that of) phlegm. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [adjective] rheumatica1398 phlegmy?c1425 phlegmaticc1503 mucous1578 pituitous1578 rheumy1583 phlegmatical1586 pituous1617 pituitose1710 mucoid1849 mucoidal1849 myxoid1890 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 74 Grete apostemes..ben grete flewmy swellynges [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. grete bolnyngez flegmonious]. ?1550 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Healthe sig. I.i The stoppynges of the leuer that comethe of grosse and fleymy humors. 1605 J. Marston Dutch Courtezan i. ii. L. 24 My fine ratling fleamy cough a the lunges and cold with a Pox. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta iii. 57 It..breedeth a clammy, and fleamy nourishment. 1722 E. Ward Poet. Entertainer ii. 19 She might rest without the teasings Of Flegmy Coughs, and Phtisick-Wheesings. 1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 209 Now from thy Lungs hawk up the phlegmy Load. 1850 C. H. Meeker tr. ‘J. H. Rausse’ Errors Pract. Water-cure 128 Abnormal quantities of blood are there necessary..first, to dissolve more and more the old phlegmy mucus. 1891 Daily News 26 Dec. 5/5 A cold, accompanied by a phlegmy cough. 1969 L. Michaels Going Places 20 We heard pajamas rustle, phlegmy breathing, fingernails scratching hair. 1994 J. Updike Brazil xviii. 146 The mist-colored dawn discovered the homeless travelers intact, free to clear their throats and eyes of sleep's phlegmy residue. †b. Watery; moist. Cf. phlegm n. 2, phlegmatic adj. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > consisting of or containing water floatyc1400 watery?a1439 waterish1510 phlegmy1599 liquid1609 aquose1738 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. P4 [The mid-air] spits out watry reums amaine, As phleamy snow, and haile, and sheerer raine. 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 83 The gross phlegmy part of Grass. 2. = phlegmatic adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] unlustyc1225 sleepyc1384 phlegmatica1400 listlessc1440 owlist1440 unlisty1440 phlegmyc1450 sweyntc1450 supine1554 resty1565 unactive1591 sleepy-headed1600 log-like1602 inertious1611 stupefied?1611 lethargic1612 sedentary1625 torpent1647 torpid1656 torpulent1657 softly1664 inert1774 vegetative1789 spiritless1798 unenergetic1805 sloomy1820 slow-going1825 inenergetic1826 comatose1828 moony1847 mooning1864 torpid-minded1909 narcoleptic1965 vegged1986 the mind > emotion > calmness > unexcitability > [adjective] > phlegmatic phlegmatica1400 phlegmyc1450 sprightlessa1522 spiritless1595 unspirited1621 inexcitable?1624 pituitous1658 slow-going1825 soggy1896 c1450 in Mod. Philol. (1924) 21 393 (MED) Omere, a ryse and cal vn to a muse, And helpe my flewmy wyt thys mater forthe to muse. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 25 Such as out of their flemye womanishnesse seeke for such secrets. 1645 J. Milton Colasterion 15 Rather then spend words with this fleamy clodd of an Antagonist. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Dec. 1/2 Mild as milk, they hobnob with the phlegmy Saxon. 1994 Mississippi Q. 47 453 His ultimate failure is..not due to a phlegmy attitude toward the business at hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1425
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