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phlegm
noun
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- P
- Ends with
- M
- Contains
- HLEG
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Pronunciation
flɛm
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
“the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
noun
expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
noun
apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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Example Sentences
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
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