phlegmaticke
phlegmaticke is the obsolete form of phlegmatic.
Meaning of phlegmatic
Adjective
phlegmatic (comparative more phlegmatic, superlative most phlegmatic)
- Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
- Calm and phlegmatic, with a clear eye, Mr. Fogg seemed a perfect type of that English composure which Angelica Kauffmann has so skilfully represented on canvas.1873, Jules Verne, chapter 2, in Around the World in 80 Days, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2012
- Synonyms:
- apathetic, cold-blooded, phlegmish, unflappable, stoic, adiaphroistic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf
- Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.
- cold and phlegmatic bodies1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- phlegmatous, phlegmish, phlegmy
Forms of phlegmaticke
| comparative | more phlegmaticke |
|---|---|
| superlative | most phlegmaticke |
Questions about phlegmaticke
- What is phlegmaticke the obsolete form of?
- Phlegmaticke is the obsolete form of phlegmatic.
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