phlegmatic
/flɛɡˈmætɪk/adjective
Calm and slow to react; hard to stir into excitement or strong emotion.
Example sentences
- “Even during the emergency, the captain stayed phlegmatic and gave clear orders.”
- “My phlegmatic father barely reacted when he heard he had won the lottery.”
Looks harder than it sounds: say 'fleg-MAT-ik'. One of the four classical temperaments, along with sanguine.