PHLEGMAT'IC, adjective [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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI