Phlegmatic – Able to remain calm, even when exciting or distressing things happen; not easily excited or emotional

(Pronounced fleg-mat-ik)

To remember the definition of the word phlegmatic, use the following mnemonic:

Phlegm hit him and automatically (phlegmatic) you thought there would be a fight, but he just stayed calm. 

Examples of phlegmatic in a sentence

It was hard to tell how he felt as he always had the same phlegmatic demeanour. 

Her phlegmatic approach to the situation really helped calm everyone else down. 

His emotional outbursts had lost him yet another job, he really needed to be more phlegmatic if he wanted to stay employed.