Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a phlegmatic manner; coldly; heavily.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a phlegmatic manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a manner that is
sluggish , withoutenthusiasm .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a phlegmatic manner
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Examples
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The government of the Cayman Islands uncharacteristically took the designation phlegmatically and said that the
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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Pablo drifted phlegmatically into adulthood, following his stint in reform school.
The Sanchez Ghost 2009
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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The Justice scratched his head and waxed phlegmatically indignant.
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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Pablo drifted phlegmatically into adulthood, following his stint in reform school.
The Sanchez Ghost 2009
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Founded by the British, the city's spirit remains phlegmatically British.
Peter Isaac: Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else? Peter Isaac 2011
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