What does "phlegmatic" mean?
Phlegmatic: Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey.
Additional senses
- 2.Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne.
- 3.Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. Addison. Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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