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Webster 1913 Edition

Phlegmatic

Phleg-mat′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
phlegmaticus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
phlegmatique
.]
1.
Watery.
[Obs.]
“Aqueous and phlegmatic.”
Sir I. Newton.
2.
Abounding in phlegm;
as,
phlegmatic
humors; a
phlegmatic
constitution.
Harvey.
3.
Generating or causing phlegm.
“Cold and phlegmatic habitations.”
Sir T. Browne.
4.
Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy;
as, a
phlegmatic
person
.
Addison.
Phlegmatic temperament
(Old Physiol.)
,
lymphatic temperament. See under
Lymphatic
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Phlegmatic

PHLEGMAT'IC

,
Adj.
[Gr.]
1.
Abounding in phlegm; as phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution.
2.
Generating phlegm; as phlegmatic meat.
3.
Watery.
4.
Cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; not easily excited into action or passion; as a phlegmatic temper or temperament.

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