Tuesday word: Phlegmatic

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Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022

Phlegmatic (adjective)
phleg·mat·ic [fleg-mat-ik] (Pronunciation)

adjective
1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.
3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.

Also phleg·mat·i·cal [fleg-mat-i-kuhl].

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

WORDS RELATED TO PHLEGMATIC
along for the ride, apathetic, blah, cold, cool, deadpan, desensitized, disinterested, dispassionate, dull, emotionless, flat, frigid, groggy, indifferent, lethargic, lifeless, listless, passionless, passive

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OTHER WORDS FOR PHLEGMATIC
1. stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid.
2. cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet.

Origin: 1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégmaphlegm) + -ikos-ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above

HOW TO USE PHLEGMATIC IN A SENTENCE
Such were the emotions he triggered among this city's usually phlegmatic residents.
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Phlegmatic though he might have been, Levine had a wonderfully dry, self-deprecating sense of humor.
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An upright, phlegmatic man who finally led the contemplative life of one of the ancient hermits.
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If one remains silent and controlled, then one is "phlegmatic," "cool-blooded," "unpatriotic."
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