Phlegm
WordNet

noun


(1)   Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
"The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
(2)   Expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
(3)   Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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Etymology


From , , , from . Compare with , , , (adjective), and .

Noun



  1. Viscid mucus secreted in the respiratory and digestive passages, excluding that from the nasal passages, and particularly that which is expelled by coughing (sputum).
  2. A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from a spirituous liquor.
  3. One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed.
  4. Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.
 
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