fluey

British

/ ˈfluːɪ /

adjective

informal involved in, caused by, or like influenza

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Example Sentences

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When Kimberley Bradley took herself to bed feeling "a bit fluey" in April 2019, she did not know that it would be eight days before she woke up again.

From BBC

I waited about until it was noon, and I went upon ’Change, and I saw fluey men sitting there under the bills about shipping, whom I took to be great merchants, though I couldn’t understand why they should all be out of spirits.

From Literature

He he had woken up feeling fluey after attending an event a few days before.

From The Guardian

Throughout March, Bowen, 49, from Caerphilly, says he felt “chesty and fluey” with a cough and progressive, disabling fatigue.

From The Guardian

For the first two weeks she felt fluey - she was so tired she could barely get out of bed.

From BBC

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