coughy

English

Etymology

cough +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔfi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒfi/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.fi/
• Rhymes: -ɒfi, -ɔːfi

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• Homophone: coffee

Adjective

coughy (comparative more coughy, superlative most coughy)

1. Characterized by coughing.
   • 1996, Frank Freudberg, Gasp!: a novel of revenge, page 213:

     The man looked ill, and she hoped he didn't have that coughy flu that had been wiping out everyone at the office.

   • 2005, Julian Baggini, Jeremy Stangroom, What philosophers think, page 215:

     This genial, frail, chain-smoking septuagenarian is an agreeable, good-humoured conversationalist, who frequently punctuates proceedings with hearty, coughy chuckles.