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单词 phlegmless
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phlegmlessadj.

Brit. /ˈflɛmlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈflɛmləs/
Forms: see phlegm n. and -less suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phlegm n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < phlegm n. + -less suffix.
rare.
Devoid of or free from phlegm.
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1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. v. vii. 175 One distillation..will bring it over from Wine it self, so pure and flegmless, as to burn all away.
1768 J. Ross Ode on Loss of Friend in Wks. (MS) 224 Philomel, Whose shrill harmonious note So swells her phlegmless throat.
1955 Commentary Jan. 66/2 There was a very showy type of spit we made by putting the tongue between the teeth and spraying out some normal, phlegmless sputum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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