phlegmatical
- adjective
- /flɛɡˈmætɪkəl/
- Archaic
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flemático
- Despite the chaos around him, the phlegmatical doctor remained unfazed and continued his work.
Examples
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Her phlegmatical response to the shocking news surprised everyone in the room.
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The phlegmatical expression on his face made it hard to tell what he was really feeling.
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He remained phlegmatical during the crisis.
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Her phlegmatical demeanor surprised everyone.
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Despite the chaos around him, the phlegmatical doctor remained unfazed and continued his work.
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Her phlegmatical response to the shocking news surprised everyone in the room.
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The phlegmatical expression on his face made it hard to tell what he was really feeling.
Synonyms
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7.1
Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice
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4.4
Not showing strong feelings
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8.8
Calm and not showing strong feelings in difficult situations
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6.8
Calm and not showing strong or out of control feelings in a stressful situation
Calm and not easily made nervous or emotional
Not showing much feeling
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
phlegmatical = phlegmatic (transparent) = phlegmatic + al
The adjective is formed from 'phlegmatic' with the productive suffix '-al' and retains the same core meaning, so learners familiar with 'phlegmatic' will readily understand it.
Etymology
Phlegmatical comes from the Greek word phlegma, which meant 'phlegm' and was one of the body's fluids in old medicine. People thought too much phlegma made someone slow and calm, so phlegmatical now means calm and not easily excited.