coughy

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coughy

/ˈkɔfi/ US
/ˈkɒfi/ UK
/ˈkɑ.fi/ cot caught merger

Sounds like coffee · Rhymes with -ɒfi, -ɔːfi

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From cough + -y.

adjective coughier · coughiest

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

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"coughy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coughy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coughy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coughy

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"coughy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coughy.

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@misc{coughy_2026,
  title = {coughy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coughy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}