'Phlegmatic temperament' definitions:

Definition of 'Phlegmatic temperament'

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  • Phlegmatic \Phleg*mat"ic\, a. [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. phlegmatique.]
  • 1. Watery. [Obs.] "Aqueous and phlegmatic." --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. --Harvey. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic. [1913 Webster]