单词 | phlegmatic |
释义 | phlegmaticor phleg·mat·i·cal[ fleg-mat-ik or fleg-mat-i-kuhl ] / flɛgˈmæt ɪk or flɛgˈmæt ɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR phlegmatic ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivenot easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. self-possessed, calm, or composed. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm. Origin of phlegmatic1300–50; <Late Latin phlegmaticus<Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégmaphlegm) + -ikos-ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik<Middle French fleumatique<Late Latin, as above SYNONYMS FOR phlegmatic1 stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid. 2 cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet. SEE SYNONYMS FOR phlegmatic ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM phlegmaticWords nearby phlegmaticPhlegethon, phlegm, phlegmasia, phlegmasia alba dolens, phlegmasia cerulea dolens, phlegmatic, phlegmon, phlegmonous abscess, phlegmonous gastritis, phlegmonous mastitis, phlegmy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phlegmaticBritish Dictionary definitions for phlegmaticphlegmatic phlegmatical/ (flɛɡˈmætɪk) / adjectivehaving a stolid or unemotional disposition not easily excited Derived forms of phlegmaticphlegmatically, adverbphlegmaticalness or phlegmaticness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for phlegmaticphlegmatic [ flĕg-măt′ĭk ] adj.Of or relating to phlegm. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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