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    PHLEGMATICAL

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Showing little emotionplay

    Example:

    a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man

    Synonyms:

    phlegmatic; phlegmatical

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    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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