ˈphlegmatism rare—1.
[f. as prec. + -ism.]
Phlegmatic character. So † ˈphlegmatist [-ist], a person of phlegmatic constitution.
| 1599 H. Buttes Dyets drie Dinner D vij b, Pistake Nuts... In cold weather, for flegmatists. 1797 Godwin Enquirer 436 The phlegmatism of..Sir Robert Walpole's..conduct. |