1. most characterized by or producing phlegm; most mucous or thick with secretions
Usage: superlative form of phlegmy

Examples

• His cough was at its phlegmiest during the worst part of his cold.
• The phlegmiest patients were given extra expectorant medication.
• She had the phlegmiest voice of all the singers with laryngitis.
• The doctor noted this was the phlegmiest case of bronchitis he’d seen.
• After three days of illness, his breathing was at its phlegmiest point.