phleg·mat·ic

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• 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

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

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

• 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

• mat — ach·ro·mat; ach·ro·mat·ic; achro·mat·o·cyte; ac·ous·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ic; ac·ro·a·mat·ics; ac·ro·mon·o·gram·mat·ic; ag·al·mat·o·lite; ag·ro·cli·mat·ic; al·lo·chro·mat·ic; al·lo·se·mat·ic; amag·mat·ic; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·phi·sto·mat·ic;… …   English syllables

• phlegmatic — phleg·mat·ic …   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

• phlegmatic — phleg|mat|ic [flegˈmætık] adj calm and not easily excited or worried ▪ The taxi driver, a phlegmatic man in middle age, showed no surprise at this request. >phlegmatically [ kli] adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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