phleg|mat´i|cal|ly

phleg|mat´i|cal|ly
phleg|mat|ic «flehg MAT ihk», adjective.
1. sluggish; indifferent; not easily aroused to feeling or action; apathetic.
2. not easily excited; cool; calm: »

He is phlegmatic; he never seems to get excited about anything.

3. Obsolete. a) of the nature of phlegm considered as one of the four humors. b) abounding in phlegm. c) producing phlegm.
╂[< Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós full of phlegm < phlégma phlegm]
–phleg|mat´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • phleg|mat|i|cal — «flehg MAT uh kuhl», adjective. = phlegmatic. (Cf. ↑phlegmatic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • phleg|mat|ic — «flehg MAT ihk», adjective. 1. sluggish; indifferent; not easily aroused to feeling or action; apathetic. 2. not easily excited; cool; calm: »He is phlegmatic; he never seems to get excited about anything. 3. Obsolete …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • phleg — de·phleg·mate; de·phleg·ma·tor; phleg·e·thon·tal; phleg·ma; phleg·ma·sia; phleg·mat·i·cal·ly; phleg·ma·tous; phleg·mon; phleg·mon·ic; phleg·mon·ous; phleg·mat·ic; de·phleg·ma·tion; phleg·e·thon·tic; phleg·mat·i·cal; phleg·mon·ous·ly; …   English syllables

  • phlegmatical — phleg·mat·i·cal …   English syllables

  • phlegmatically — phleg·mat·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • phlegmatic — phleg•mat•ic [[t]flɛgˈmæt ɪk[/t]] also phleg•mat′i•cal adj. 1) psl prs not easily excited to action or display of emotion; having a calm or apathetic temperament 2) of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm • Etymology: 1300–50; ME… …   From formal English to slang

  • phlegmatic — phleg|mat|ic [ fleg mætık ] adjective able to be calm in a dangerous or frightening situation ╾ phleg|mat|i|cal|ly [ fleg mætıkli ] adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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