The Clue
Speaking block (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PHLEGM
Tags
Notes
The answer PHLEGM is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
PHLEGM as a noun:
1. (emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality) = apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
2. (phlegm, sputum) = expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
3. (languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness) = inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"