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Word of the Day – Phlegmatic

By October 18, 2015Word of the Day

Phlegmatic (adj)

fleg-ma-tik

(of a person) Having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

No matter how often I come across this word, I’m determined it must have something to do with spittle.

Example sentences

“Being British, one is expected to present a phlegmatic dispostion.”

“Phlegmatic isn’t the word, I never know if she’s unimpressed or comatose.”

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