fleumatik

Middle English

Alternative forms

• flewmatik, flematik, fleumatyke, flewmatyk

Etymology

From Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmāticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛu̯maˈtiːk/, /flɛːmaˈtiːk/

Adjective

fleumatik

1. Phlegmatic; containing or made of the humour of phlegm.
2. Caused by an overabundance or overflow of phlegm; made due to too much phlegm.
3. Phlegmatic in temprament; lacking emotion, excitement or passion.
4. (rare) Generating, creating or making phlegm.

Descendants

• English: phlegmatic (remodelled after Latin)

References

• “fleumatīk (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.

See also

• humour
• (qualities of the four humours) fleumatik,‎ colerik,‎ malencolik,‎ sanguine ^[edit]