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PHLEGMATIC
phlegmatic, phlegmatical
(adjective) showing little emotion; “a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
phlegmatic (comparative more phlegmatic, superlative most phlegmatic)
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
(archaic) Abounding in phlegm.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
Synonyms
• (calm and reasonable, tending not to get upset): apathetic, sluggish, cold-blooded, unflappable, stoic
• See also calm
Coordinate terms
• choleric
• melancholic
• sanguine
Noun
phlegmatic (plural phlegmatics)
One who has a phlegmatic disposition.
Source: Wiktionary
Phleg*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. phlegmatique.]
1. Watery. [Obs.] "Aqueous and phlegmatic." Sir I. Newton.
2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey.
3. Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne.
4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. Addison. Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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