The difference between Phlegmatic and Sluggish

When used as adjectives, phlegmatic means not easily excited to action or passion, whereas sluggish means habitually idle and lazy.

Phlegmatic is also noun with the meaning: one who has a phlegmatic disposition.

check bellow for the other definitions of Phlegmatic and Sluggish

  1. Phlegmatic as an adjective:

    Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.

  2. Phlegmatic as an adjective (archaic):

    Abounding in phlegm.

    Examples:

    "'phlegmatic humors"

    "a phlegmatic constitution"

  3. Phlegmatic as an adjective:

    Generating, causing, or full of phlegm.

  4. Phlegmatic as an adjective:

    Watery .

  1. Phlegmatic as a noun:

    One who has a phlegmatic disposition.

  1. Sluggish as an adjective:

    Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

    Examples:

    "usex a sluggish man"

    "And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect''. rfdatek Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"

  2. Sluggish as an adjective:

    Slow; having little motion

  3. Sluggish as an adjective:

    Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

  4. Sluggish as an adjective:

    Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

  5. Sluggish as an adjective:

    Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.

    Examples:

    "Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy."

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