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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Word of the Day - Crabwise (adverb) krab-wayhz

Word of the Day – Plook
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Word of the Day – Plook
Word of the Day - Plook (noun) plook

Word of the Day – Casuistry
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Word of the Day - Casuistry (noun) kas-oo-is-tree

Word of the Day – Exequy
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Word of the Day – Exequy
Word of the Day - Exequy (noun) ek-si-kwee

Word of the Day – Mettle
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Word of the Day - Mettle (noun) met-l

Word of the Day – Tatterdemalion
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Word of the Day – Tatterdemalion
Word of the Day - Tatterdemalion (noun) tat-er-di-mal-ee-on