# phlegmatic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /flɛɡˈmætɪk/ · frequency rank #87,673

## Definitions
1. Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
2. Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

## Etymology
From Middle English fleumatik, flewmatik, flematik, fleumatyke, flewmatyk, from Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmaticus, from Ancient Greek φλεγματικός (phlegmatikós), from φλέγμα (phlégma). Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots, with modern pronunciation following this new spelling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phlegmatic