phlegmatically

Variant of phlegmatic

phlegmatic definition

phleg·matic (fleg mat′ik)

adjective

  1. hard to rouse to action; specif.,
    1. sluggish; dull; apathetic
    2. calm; cool; stolid
  2. Obsolete of, like, or producing the humor phlegm

Etymology: ME fleumatike < OFr < LL phlegmaticus < Gr phlegmatikos < phlegma: see phlegm

Also phlegmatical phleg·mat′i·cal

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.