phlegm (n.)

  1. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

    [ Syn: emotionlessness , impassivity , impassiveness , indifference , stolidity , unemotionality ]

  2. expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness

    [ Syn: sputum ]

  3. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

    [ Syn: languor , lethargy , sluggishness , flatness ]

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