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phlegmatically

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phleg·mat·ic  (flg-mtk) also phleg·mat·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
2. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional.

[Middle English fleumatik, from Old French fleumatique, from Late Latin phlegmaticus, full of phlegm, from Greek phlegmatikos, from phlegma, phlegmat-, heat, the humor phlegm, from phlegein, to burn; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

phleg·mati·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.phlegmatically - in a phlegmatic manner; "he accepted the decision phlegmatically"
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phlegmatically [flegˈmætɪkəlɪ] ADVcon flema
he said phlegmaticallydijo flemático
phlegmatically [flɛgˈmætɪklɪ] advflemmaticamente
phlegmatically [flɛgˈmætɪklɪ] advflemmaticamente


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The red and white herd nearest at hand, which had been phlegmatically waiting for the call, now trooped towards the steading in the background, their great bags of milk swinging under them as they walked.
"In the first place, my lord," replied D'Artagnan, phlegmatically, "I claim the protection of no man.
It transported its great, lumbering bulk with more than railroad speed, and set itself phlegmatically down on whatever spot she glanced at.
 
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