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 | A Random Word From the ArchivesWant another word? Refresh this pagePermanent link for this word: phlegmatic Jun 16, 2009This week's theme Medicinal words to describe people This week's words choleric phlegmatic sanguine melancholic bilious A Word A Day the book  "Delightful." -The New York Times Buy  Discuss  Feedback  RSS/XML A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg phlegmatic
 PRONUNCIATION:(fleg-MAT-ik)   
 MEANING:adjective: 1. Having a sluggish temperament; apathetic. 2. Calm or composed. ETYMOLOGY:From Latin phlegmaticus, from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegm (inflammation,
the humor phlegm supposedly as a result of heat), from phlegein (to burn). USAGE:"So why are Israelis almost hysterical about the Iranian threat, while
South Koreans are phlegmatic about the North Korean threat?" Gwynne Dyer; Koreans, Israelis and Nukes; The Korea Times (Seoul); May 26, 2009. See more usage examples of phlegmatic in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is unquenchable? -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931) | 
 
 
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