Phleg*mat"ic (?), a. [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. : cf. F. phlegmatique.] 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.
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