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PHLEGMATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Showing little emotion

Example:

a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man

Synonyms:

phlegmatic; phlegmatical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unemotional (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)

Derivation:

phlegm (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy)

phlegm (apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)

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