fleumatik

Middle English

Alternative forms

flewmatik, flematik, fleumatyke, flewmatyk

Etymology

From Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmāticus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flɛu̯maˈtiːk/, /flɛːmaˈtiːk/

Adjective

fleumatik

Phlegmatic; containing or made of the humour of phlegm.
Caused by an overabundance or overflow of phlegm; made due to too much phlegm.
Phlegmatic in temprament; lacking emotion, excitement or passion.
(rare) Generating, creating or making phlegm.

Descendants

English: phlegmatic (remodelled after Latin)

References

“fleumatīk (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.

See also

humour
(qualities of the four humours) fleumatik,‎ colerik,‎ malencolik,‎ sanguine ^[edit]

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