Nearby Words
ɪkAlso, phleg·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégma phlegm) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above
1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégma phlegm) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above
Related forms
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
un·phleg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid. 2. cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet.
1. stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid. 2. cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet.
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Phlegmatic
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Example Sentences
- In fact, his writing is nearly as phlegmatic as the methodical, unrattled Rhodes.
- He was calm, almost phlegmatic in conversation, but the minute he walked on a platform he was transformed.
- Our impressions of phlegmatic pace were reinforced, upon arriving, when no one seemed to be in any rush to greet us.
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Word Origin & History
phlegmatic
"cool, calm, self-possessed," and in a more pejorative sense, "cold, dull, apathetic," 1570s, from lit. sense "abounding in phlegm (as a bodily humor)" (mid-14c.), from O.Fr. fleumatique, from L.L. phlegmaticus, from Gk. phlegmatikos "abounding in phlegm" (see phlegm).
EXPAND"A verry flewmatike man is in the body lustles, heuy and slow." [John of Trevisa, transl. of Bartholomew de Glanville's "De proprietatibus rerum," 1398]
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Medical Dictionary
phlegmatic phleg·mat·ic (flěg-māt'ĭk) or phleg·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or relating to phlegm.
Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional.
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