February 13, 2027

Phlegmatic

adjective

Definition

Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. A phlegmatic person does not get flustered and meets crisis with the same expression they wear all day.

Example Sentence

“Her phlegmatic response to the emergency kept everyone else from panicking.”

Etymology

From Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma (clammy moisture); in medieval medicine, an excess of phlegm caused a calm, sluggish temperament.

Scrabble Score

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PHLEGMATIC scores 20 points in Scrabble.

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