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    phlegmatic
    /flɛɡˈmatɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition: "the phlegmatic British character"

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  2. Phlegmatic means not easily excited or emotional; calm. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, antonyms, and sentences from the Hansard archive and other sources.

    • Phlegmatic in Traditional Chinese

      PHLEGMATIC translate: 冷靜的,沉著的,鎮定的. Learn more in the...

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    • Simplified

      PHLEGMATIC translate: 冷静的,沉着的,镇定的. Learn more in the...

  3. Phlegmatic means resembling, consisting of, or producing phlegm, or having or showing a slow and stolid temperament. Learn about the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of phlegmatic from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Phlegmatic means not easily excited or emotional; calm. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts with sentences from various sources.

  5. Phlegmatic means not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. It comes from Greek phlegmatikós, meaning pertaining to phlegm. See synonyms, derived forms, word history and example sentences.

  6. Attempts to make them laugh, smile, or twist their faces in irritation won’t work, because being phlegmatic is important to their role as stone-faced keepers of the palace. Phlegmatic people show less emotion on the outside — but who knows, they may be jumping up and down on the inside.

  7. Phlegmatic means not easily made angry or upset. Learn how to pronounce it, see a picture, and find a synonym for this adjective.

  8. Phlegmatic means someone who stays calm even when upsetting or exciting things happen. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and examples of phlegmatic in British and American English.