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Definition of phlegmatic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phlegmatic

adjective
 
/fleɡˈmætɪk/
 
/fleɡˈmætɪk/
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  1. not easily made angry or upset synonym calm
    • a phlegmatic temperament
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘relating to the humour phlegm’): from Old French fleumatique, via Latin from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma ‘inflammation’, from phlegein ‘to burn’.
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