Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Wednesday Word: Phlegmatic

phlegmatic |flegˈmatik|adjective(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.DERIVATIVESphlegmatically |-ik(ə)lē| adverbORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [relating to the humor phlegm): from Old French fleumatique, viaLatin from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma‘inflammation’ (see phlegm ).Not a word I ever use, although I'm familiar with it. It reminds me of mucus too much.

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