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PHLEGMATICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man
Synonyms:
phlegmatic; phlegmatical
Classified under:
Similar:
unemotional (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)
Derivation:
phlegm (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy)
phlegm (apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)