phlegmatically
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phleg·mat·ic
(flĕg-măt′ĭk)adj.
1. Of or relating to phlegm; phlegmy.
2.
a. Having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional or apathetic.
b. Archaic Having phlegm as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
[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- in Indo-European roots.]
phleg·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | phlegmatically - in a phlegmatic manner; "he accepted the decision phlegmatically" |
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