phlegmatically

flɛɡˈmætɪkli

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Definition of phlegmatically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

calmly

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in a calm and unemotional manner

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He responded phlegmatically to the chaotic situation..

serenely

unemotionally

sluggishly

Rare

in a sluggish and unenthusiastic way

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He phlegmatically dragged himself out of bed.

apathetically

lethargically

sluggishly

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Origin of phlegmatically

Greek, phlegmatikos (inflammation)

Examples of phlegmatically in a sentence

The doctor spoke phlegmatically to the worried family.
She phlegmatically responded to the exciting news.
The team phlegmatically accepted their defeat.

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French:calmement, sans enthousiasme, ...
German:phlegmatisch, träge, ...
Italian:flematicamente, svogliatamente, ...
Spanish:flemáticamente, con desgana, ...
Portuguese:impassivelmente, lentamente, ...
Chinese:冷静地, 无精打采地, ...
Japanese:冷静に, しぶしぶ, ...
Arabic:بِهُدوء, بِبَلادَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן שָׁלֵו, בְּאֲדִישׁוּת, ...
Russian:флегматично, вяло, ...
Ukrainian:спокійно, мляво, ...
Hindi:शांतिपूर्वक, सुस्तता से, ...
Bengali:শান্তভাবে, ধীরগতিতে, ...
Catalan:flegmàticament, amb flegma, ...
Czech:flegmaticky, malátně, ...
Danish:flegmatisk, sløvt, ...
Dutch:flegmatiek, traag, ...
Greek:φλεγματικά, νωθρά, ...
Hungarian:flegmatikusan, kelletlenül, ...
Khmer:ដោយស្ងប់ស្ងាត់, យ៉ាងស្ពឹកស្រពន់, ...
Korean:침착하게, 느릿느릿하게, ...
Persian:با آرامش, به طور بی‌حال, ...
Polish:flegmatycznie, ospale, ...
Portuguese (BR):impassivelmente, sem entusiasmo, ...
Romanian:flegmatic, leneș, ...
Swedish:lugnt, trögt, ...
Thai:อย่างใจเย็น, อย่างเฉื่อยชา, ...
Turkish:soğukkanlılıkla, ağırdan, ...
Vietnamese:một cách bình tĩnh, chậm chạp, ...

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Definition of phlegmatically - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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