Word of the Day for Sunday, May 23, 2010
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phlegmatic \fleg-MAT-ik\, adjective:
phlegmatic \fleg-MAT-ik\, adjective:
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1. Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
1. Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. Self-possessed, calm, or composed.
3. Of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
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The B.O.'s phlegmatic unconcern with what the American public wants is staggering!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Phlegmatic finds its origin in medical theories of the humors, the phlegmatic temperament. The Greek root phlegmatikós, "pertaining to phlegm," is the source.
Phlegmatic finds its origin in medical theories of the humors, the phlegmatic temperament. The Greek root phlegmatikós, "pertaining to phlegm," is the source.
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