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phlegmatic
phleg·mat·ic [ fleg máttik ] or phleg·mat·i·cal [ fleg máttik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
unexcitable: generally unemotional and difficult to arouse
[14th century. Via French and Latin< Greek phlegmatikos< phlegma (see phlegm)]

phleg·mat·i·cal·ly adverb

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See impassive.
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