Wednesday, May 26, 2010

word of the day - may 26 10

phlegmatic
adjective
1. not easily excited to action or display or emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.
3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.

the 'humor phlegm' eh? eww...?

bonus word of the day
phlegm
noun
1. the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through the mouth, esp. that occuring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a cold.
2. one of the four elemental bodily humors of medieval physiology, regarded as causing sluggishness or apathy.
3. sluggishness, indifference, or apathy.
4. self-possession, calmness, or composure.

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