phlegmatic
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phleg·mat·ic
(flĕg-măt'ĭk) 
also phleg·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
also phleg·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
- Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
- 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.Roget's Thesaurus:
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phlegmatic
adjective
- Without emotion or interest: apathetic, detached, impassive, incurious, indifferent, insensible, lethargic, listless, stolid, unconcerned, uninterested, unresponsive. See feelings.
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phlegmatic
IN BRIEF: Showing little emotion.
Deliver me from your cold, phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands.
— Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
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Phlegmatic
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flegmatisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
flegmatisch
Français (French)
adj. - flegmatique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - phlegmatisch, ruhig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φλεγματικός, ατάραχος, απαθής
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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