Phlegmatic
Pronunciation : Phleg*mat"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. phlegmatique.]
Definition : 1. Watery. [Obs.] "Aqueous and phlegmatic." Sir I. Newton.
2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. Harvey.
3. Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic habitations." Sir T. Browne.
4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. Addison. Phlegmatic temperament (Old Physiol.), lymphatic temperament. See under Lymphatic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913