how to pronounce phlegmatic

/flɛɡˈmæt.ɪk/

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phlegmatic is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of phlegmatic in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… but his phlegmatic attitude has already …”

meanings of phlegmatic

adjective:

Abounding in phlegm.
Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

noun:

One who has a phlegmatic disposition.

phlegmatic frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word phlegmatic occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics phlegmatic can be related to

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