Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlegmatically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phleg-mat-i-cal-ly
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a manner that is sluggish, without enthusiasm.

Etymology

Etymology tree English phlegmatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phlegmatically From phlegmatic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more phlegmatically (comparative) most phlegmatically (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does phlegmatically mean?
In a manner that is sluggish, without enthusiasm.
Where does phlegmatically come from?
Etymology tree English phlegmatic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English phlegmatically From phlegmatic + -ally.

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