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phlegmatically
adverb
formaluk /fleɡˈmæt.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /fleɡˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that does not show much emotion or excitement about things:
She responded phlegmatically to the news of her father's imprisonment.
The singer reacted phlegmatically to his sudden rise to fame.
After the announcement, she phlegmatically returned to her office and completed a scheduled series of meetings.
Most people responded to the crisis phlegmatically, although some have expressed anger at the government's handling of it.
Londoners prided themselves on phlegmatically getting through the Blitz.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not showing or feeling emotions
anodyne
anti-sentimental
belie
bite
bite your lipidiom
frozenly
glaze
hard-bitten
hardened
icily
poker face
reserved
reservedly
sphinx-like
stiff upper lip
unmoved
unprocessed
unresponsive
unresponsively
unresponsiveness
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