phlegmatic
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
self-possessed, calm, or composed.
of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
Origin of phlegmatic
1- Also phleg·mat·i·cal [fleg-mat-i-kuhl] /flɛgˈmæt ɪ kəl/ .
Other words for phlegmatic
Other words from phlegmatic
- phleg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- phleg·mat·i·cal·ness, phleg·mat·ic·ness, noun
- un·phleg·mat·ic, adjective
- un·phleg·mat·i·cal, adjective
- un·phleg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use phlegmatic in a sentence
Such were the emotions he triggered among this city's usually phlegmatic residents.
phlegmatic though he might have been, Levine had a wonderfully dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.
An upright, phlegmatic man who finally led the contemplative life of one of the ancient hermits.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheIf one remains silent and controlled, then one is "phlegmatic," "cool-blooded," "unpatriotic."
But a deafening peal of thunder cut short the sentence of the phlegmatic prince lecturing the royal spouse.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
Though giants are often phlegmatic, his big frame embedded highly-strung nerves.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteThe marvellous exhibition of endurance aroused the phlegmatic Turk to real enthusiasm.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge Hemyng
British Dictionary definitions for phlegmatic
phlegmatical
/ (flɛɡˈmætɪk) /
having a stolid or unemotional disposition
not easily excited
Derived forms of phlegmatic
- phlegmatically, adverb
- phlegmaticalness or phlegmaticness, noun
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