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16. I have a vague idea what it means

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:43 PM

Nov 2012

See, I would have said something like slow, turgid, lugubrious... It's more like stolid, laconic.

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A Sunday quiz - do you know what "phlegmatic" means? [View all] quinnox Nov 2012 OP

I know what it means treestar Nov 2012 #1

Sure it has to do with having a lot of spit or flem! whistler162 Nov 2012 #2

Must be! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #4

I think I know what it means.... barnabas63 Nov 2012 #3

I'm more of a Choleric tempertment. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #5

A clue Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #6

Wonder if my insurance covers that condition. . . leveymg Nov 2012 #7

Means Chill out doc03 Nov 2012 #8

Don't worry. This poll is, of course, not accurate cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #9

If a guy knows what "phlegm" is, it's an easy word MineralMan Nov 2012 #10

I can even use it in a sentence. longship Nov 2012 #11

I am sure my mom would know... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #12

This is a humorous poll. DavidDvorkin Nov 2012 #13

I know what it looks like it means... Iggo Nov 2012 #14

It is one of the 4 humours Quantess Nov 2012 #15

I have a vague idea what it means DireStrike Nov 2012 #16

To be phlegmatic is to have the personality of the blob. Vattel Nov 2012 #17

I had to change my vote Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #18