phlegmatic

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(flĕg-măt'ĭk) pronunciation also phleg·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
  2. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional.

[Middle English fleumatik, from Old French fleumatique, from Late Latin phlegmaticus, full of phlegm, from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma, phlegmat-, heat, the humor phlegm, from phlegein, to burn.]

phlegmatically phleg·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Showing little emotion.

pronunciation Deliver me from your cold, phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands. — Abigail Adams (1744-1818)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flegmatisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
flegmatisch

Français (French)
adj. - flegmatique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - phlegmatisch, ruhig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φλεγματικός, ατάραχος, απαθής

Italiano (Italian)
flemmatico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fleumático

Русский (Russian)
флегматичный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flemático, cachazudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flegmatisk, trög

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多痰的, 冷淡的, 粘液质的, 迟钝的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多痰的, 冷淡的, 粘液質的, 遲鈍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 담이 많은, 점액질의, 냉담한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 痰の多い, 粘液質の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بلغمي, بارد, لا مبال, رابط الجأش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פלגמטי, איטי, אדיש‬


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The Adventures of Droopy (1955 Children's/Family Film)