Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PHLEG-MAT'IC
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PHLEG-MAT'IC, a. [Gr. φλεγματικος.]
- Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
- Generating phlegm; as, phlegmatic meat. – Shak.
- Watery.
- Cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; not easily excited into action or passion; as, a phlegmatic temper or temperament. – Addison.
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