Complete Definition of "phlegmatic"

was wotd|2007|July|17
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/fl�g�mætɪk/
audio|en-us-phlegmatic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ætɪk

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
  2. archaic Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
  3. Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
  4. Watery.

Synonyms
italbrac|calm and reasonable, tending not to get upset: apathetic, sluggish

Related terms
phlegm
phlegmatically

Translations
trans-top|not easily excited to action
German: phlegmatisch
Hebrew: פ����� (flagmati)
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trans-top|abounding in phlegm
German: phlegmatisch
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trans-top|generating, causing, or full of phlegm
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trans-top|watery
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Translations to be checked
Finnish: flegmaattinen
Greek: �λεγμα�ικ��
Japanese: �液質� (�������, nen eki shitsu no)
Russian: �легма�и�н�й (flegmatí�nyj)
Spanish: flemático

io:phlegmatic
pl:phlegmatic
ru:phlegmatic
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zh:phlegmatic

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