phlegmatic
Phlegmatic (adj) means not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
Etymology
From Middle English fleumatik, flewmatik, flematik, fleumatyke, flewmatyk, from Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmaticus, from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός (phlegmatikós), from φλέγμα (phlégma), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with mildness, coldness, sluggishness, and indifference. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots, with modern pronunciation following this new spelling.
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What is the meaning of phlegmatic?
"phlegmatic" (adj) means not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
What are the different meanings of phlegmatic?
"phlegmatic" has 2 main meanings: 1. Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish; 2. Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.