phlegmatic

  • 71stolid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inexcitable, impassive, dull, lethargic, sluggish. See ignorance, inexcitability. Ant., energetic, excitable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unexcitable, impassive, apathetic; see indifferent 1 . See… …

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  • 72unconcerned — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, detached, aloof; unmoved, uncurious. See insensibility, indifference. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indifferent, careless, feckless, heedless, apathetic,… …

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  • 73apathetic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unemotional, impassive, unresponsive, unconcerned; see indifferent 1 , listless 1 , unconcerned . See Synonym Study at impassive . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. uninterested, indifferent, uncaring, unmoved, listless …

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  • 74indifferent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking interest] Syn. apathetic, unconcerned, uninterested, disinterested, detached, unaroused, listless, cold, cool, unemotional, unsympathetic, emotionless, passionless, heartless, unresponsive, incurious, lymphatic,… …

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  • 75phlegmatically — adverb in a phlegmatic manner he accepted the decision phlegmatically • Derived from adjective: ↑phlegmatic …

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  • 76pituitous — pə̇ˈtüəd.əs, pə̇.ˈtyü , üətəs adjective Etymology: Latin pituitosus phlegmatic, from pituita nasal mucus, phlegm + osus ous more at pip 1. archaic : mucous 2 …

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  • 77phleg|mat|i|cal — «flehg MAT uh kuhl», adjective. = phlegmatic. (Cf. ↑phlegmatic) …

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  • 78phlegm|y — «FLEHM ee», adjective. 1. like phlegm. 2. characterized by phlegm. 3. = phlegmatic. (Cf. ↑phlegmatic) …

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  • 79Apophlegmatic — Ap o*phleg*mat ic, a. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? full of phlegm. See {Phlegmatic}.] (Med.) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils. n. An apophlegmatic medicine. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 80emotionless — e*mo tion*less adj. 1. unsusceptible to, destitute of, or showing no emotion; unmoved by feeling. Opposite of {emotional}; as, he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served. [Narrower terms: {matter of fact, prosaic};… …

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