phlegmatic
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /flɛgˈmætɪk/
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- Rhymes: -ætɪk
[edit] Adjective
phlegmatic (comparative more phlegmatic, superlative most phlegmatic)
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- Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- (archaic) Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
- Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
- Watery.
[edit] Synonyms
- (calm and reasonable, tending not to get upset): apathetic, sluggish, cold-blooded, unflappable, stoic
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
not easily excited to action
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abounding in phlegm
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generating, causing, or full of phlegm
watery
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