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Meaning of 'phlegmatic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phlegmatic [ a.]
- Watery.
- Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
- Generating or causing phlegm.
- Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person.

Meaning of 'phlegmatic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . phlegmatic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing little emotion
Example in sentence:
  • a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man

Nearby Words:

phlebitis phlebogram phlebolite phlebolith phlebology phlebotomist phlebotomize phlebotomized phlebotomizing phlebotomy

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